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Sean Young Biography (1959-)

Full name, Mary Sean Young; born November 20, 1959, in Louisville, KY; daughter of Donald Young (a journalist and television news producer) and Lee Guthrie (a public relations executive, journalist, and screenwriter); sister of Cathleen Young (a screenwriter); married Robert Lujan (an actor and musician), November, 1990 (separated); children: Rio Kelly, Quinn Lee. Addresses:Agent: Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4526 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

November 20, 1959

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Ariadne Charlton, Jane Austen in Manhattan, Contemporary, 1980
• Louise, Stripes, Columbia, 1981
• Rachael, Blade Runner, Warner Bros., 1982
• Dr. Stephanie Brody, Young Doctors in Love, Twentieth Century-Fox,1982
• Chani, Dune, Universal, 1984
• Susan Matthews-Loomis, Baby: Secret of a Lost Legend (also known as Dinosaur ... Secret of the Lost Legend), Buena Vista, 1985
• Susan Atwell, No Way Out, Orion, 1987
• Artist at party, Arena Brains (short film), 1987
• Kate Gekko, Wall Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Linda Brown, The Boost, Hemdale, 1989
• Tish, Cousins, Paramount, 1989
• Billie Lee Guthrie, Fire Birds (also known as Wings of the Apache), Buena Vista, 1990
• Ellen Carlsson and Dorothy Carlsson, A Kiss before Dying, Universal, 1991
• Dana Greenway, Love Crimes, Millimeter Films, 1992
• Phoebe, Once upon a Crime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
• Lola Cain, Fatal Instinct, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
• Twinkle, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Mad Dog Pictures, 1993
• Mary Miles Winter (some sources cite Angelica), Forever, Triax Entertainment, 1994
• Marie Barth, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fine Line, 1994
• Lieutenant Lois Einhorn/Ray Finkle, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Warner Bros., 1994
• Jennifer Gale/Shannon, Mirage, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1994
• Patty Dearhart (some sources cite Patty Deerheart), Bolt (also known as Rebel Run), Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1994
• Ms. Helen Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, Savoy, 1995
• Virginia Kelly/Sally, The Proprietor (also known as Le proprietaire), Warner Bros., 1996
• Lana Hawking, Motel Blue, AMCO Entertainment, 1997
• Stella James, Men, A-Pix Entertainment, 1998
• Special Delivery, Mark II Productions, 1999
• Linda Bronco, Poor White Trash, Hollywood Independents, 2000
• Mrs. Hill, Sugar & Spice, New Line Cinema, 2001
• Dr. Judy Bingham, Mockingbird Don't Sing, Mainline Releasing, 2001
• Rachel Anderson, Aftermath, Christal Films, 2002
• Monica, The House Next Door, Trinity Home Entertainment, 2002
• Dr. Daryl Sheleigh, Threat of Exposure (also known as Control), Waldo West Productions, 2002
• Samantha, In the Shadow of the Cobra, Showcase Entertainment, 2003
• Ivy, The Drop, Arts and Letters Entertainment, 2003
• Film Work
• Costume designer, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Mad Dog Pictures, 1992
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Rachael, A Force of One, ORT, 2002
• Miniseries
• Rosemary Hoyt, Tender Is the Night, CBS, 1986
• Lorelei Klein, Kingpin, NBC, 2003
• Movies
• Leonore Bergman, Blood and Orchids, CBS, 1986
• Rayanne, The Sketch Artist (also known as Drawing Fire), Showtime, 1992
• Stacy Mansdorf, Blue Ice, HBO, 1993
• Mercedes, Model by Day, Fox, 1994
• Jessica Traynor, Witness to the Execution, NBC, 1994
• Gwen McGarrel, Evil Has a Face, USA Network, 1996
• Mallory Jordan, Everything to Gain (also known as Barbara Taylor Bradford Trilogy: Everything to Gain), CBS, 1996
• Angela Bayer, Exception to the Rule (also known as Nach gefaehrlichen Regeln), HBO, 1997
• Annie Nielsen, The Invader, HBO, 1997
• Sean Livingston, The Cowboy and the Movie Star (also known as Love on the Edge), Fox, 1998
• Lena, Out of Control, Showtime, 1998
• Joyce Cottrell, Secret Cutting (also known as Painful Secrets), USA Network, 2000
• Christine, The Amati Girls, Fox, 2000
• Night Class (also known as Seduced by a Thief), Lifetime, 2001
• Jill Bernhardt (some sources cite Joanna Wade), 1st to Die (also known as James Patteron's First to Die), NBC, 2003
• Sandy, The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay, Hallmark Channel, 2003
• Nell MacDermott, Before I Say Goodbye (also known as Mary Higgins Clark's Before I Say Goodbye), PAX, 2003
• Specials
• Myra Harper, "Under the Biltmore Clock," American Playhouse, PBS,1985
• Seven Deadly Sins: An MTV News Special Report, MTV, 1993
• Dame Edna's Hollywood, NBC, 1993
• Host, Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light, AMC, 1996
• Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher After Party, ABC, 2001
• Episodic
• Paula, "All the President's Women," Robert Altman's Gun (also known as Gun), ABC, 1997
• Pajama Party, Oxygen Network, 2000
• Nancy Drummond, "Lights Up," Third Watch, NBC, 2002
• Nancy Drummond, "Crime and Punishment: Part 2," Third Watch, NBC,2002
• Also appeared in an episode of The Test, F/X.
• Awards Presentations
• The 60th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1988
• The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1994
• Stage Appearances
• Stardust (musical), Wilshire Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA, 1992
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Voice of Rachael, Blade Runner, Westwood Studios, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Empire, Issue 63, 1994, pp. 50-51; October, 1997, pp. 84-85
• Entertainment Weekly, February 7, 1992, pp. 14, 17-19, 21
• Movieline, June, 1990, pp. 36-40, 86-88
• People Weekly, March 24, 1997, p. 47

Electronic

• Sean Young, http://www.seanyoung.org, March 15, 2003