The Ingenue is a young virginal woman with the purity of a child. She is woefully naive, making her a prime target for a villain seeking to take advantage of her, often in an I Have You Now, My Pretty fashion. As a result, the ingenue is one of the most common Distressed Damsels. She is also immune to sexual innuendo. In a worst-case scenario, the character will be given no real personality beyond her purity and innocence. A young actress in a theatre troupe is often called an ingenue, as she is frequently cast in this role. Silk Hiding Steel is what a Ingenues may grow up to be.