Sean Young
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 20, 1959 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Biography
Sean Young, born Mary Sean Young on November 20, 1959, in Louisville, Kentucky, is an American actress recognized for her roles in 1980s sci-fi and thrillers. A former model and dancer trained at the School of American Ballet, she debuted in Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980) and broke through with Stripes (1981), followed by her iconic portrayal of replicant Rachael in Blade Runner (1982) opposite Harrison Ford. She continued with high-profile films like Dune (1984) as Chani, No Way Out (1987) with Kevin Costner, and Wall Street (1987). Despite career setbacks, including losing the Batman (1989) role to Kim Basinger after an injury, Young showcased comedic flair in Fatal Instinct (1993) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) as the villain. Later, she appeared in independent films such as Poor White Trash (2000), Sugar & Spice (2001), and TV projects including Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) and Lifetime movies, maintaining a steady output into the 2010s and 2020s with roles in Axcellerator (2019).
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Filmography
Guillotine
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Crave
Movie · as Brigitte
The Dummy Detective
Movie · as Harriet Hubbard
The Activated Man
Movie · as Agnes Gabriel
Nick and Nicky
Movie · as Gloria
Ape X Mecha Ape: New World Order
Movie · as Lemuria
Heather
Movie · as Caitlyn
Icons Unearthed: Batman
TV · as Self · 6 eps
MY-01
Movie · as Dr. Athena Bennett
DC Down
Movie · as President Powell
Joke Man
Movie · as Self
Ouija Witch
Movie · as Lilith
No Vacancy
Movie · as Brandi Michaels
In Search of Tomorrow
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Planet Dune
Movie · as Chase
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Movie · as Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
Movie · as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Movie · as Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Movie · as Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Movie · as Self
Who Wants Dessert?
Movie · as Dr. Chambers
5th Borough
Movie · as Sabina
Rain Beau's End
Movie · as Nat Flickerman
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Axcellerator
Movie · as Amanda Graham
In Vino
Movie · as Linda
Weinstein
Movie · as Self
Healed by Grace 2 : Ten Days of Grace
Movie · as Becky Cavanaugh
Police State
Movie
Above All Things
Movie · as Barbara
The Alienist
TV · as Mrs. Van Bergen · 4 eps
Lost Cat Corona
Movie · as Roxie
Escape Room
Movie · as Ramona
Blade Runner 2049
Movie · as Rachael
The Networker
Movie · as Margie Mangano
Future '38
Movie · as Mabel
The Black Dove
Movie · as Bonnie Williams
Leaves of the Tree
Movie · as Sweetness
Confidence Game
Movie · as Sylvie
Bone Tomahawk
Movie · as Mrs. Porter
Darling
Movie · as Madame
Star Trek: Renegades
TV · as Dr. Lucien · 2 eps
Charlie Mantle
Movie · as Ms. Mantle
My Trip Back to the Dark Side
Movie · as Actress
M.A.R.R.A
Movie · as Zoe
Dummy Detective
Movie
Gingerclown
Movie · as Nelly the Spiderwoman
Jug Face
Movie · as Loriss
Complicity
Movie · as Cynthia Tapple Ph D.
Random Encounters
Movie · as Terri Preston
Send No Flowers
Movie · as Toni Albano
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
Movie · as Brenda Stratford
The Republic
Movie · as Martha Alden
Skating with the Stars
TV · as Self - Contestant · 2 eps
The Man Who Came Back
Movie · as Kate
Parasomnia
Movie · as Madeline Volpe
Haunted Echoes
Movie · as Laura Dykstra
Moscow Days, L.A. Nights
Movie
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Movie · as Self
Gone Country
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
Movie · as Self
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Movie · as Sybil Martin
Heckler
Movie · as Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Movie · as Self
The Drop
Movie · as Ivy
The Garden
Movie · as Miss Grace Chapman
A Job to Kill For
Movie · as Jennifer Kamplan
Living the Dream
Movie · as Brenda
Headspace
Movie · as Mother
Confessions of an Action Star
Movie · as Self / Honey
Home for the Holidays
Movie · as Martha McCarthy
Ghosts Never Sleep
Movie · as Rebecca
Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Movie · as Ann Rutka
Yesenin
TV · as Айседора Дункан · 11 eps
A Killer Within
Movie · as Rebecca 'Becky' Terrill
Until the Night
Movie · as Cosma
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
Movie · as Sandy Bateman
First to Die
Movie · as Joanna Wade
Before I Say Goodbye
Movie · as Nell MacDermott Cauliff
One Tree Hill
TV · as Hope Brown · 1 ep
Kingpin
TV · as Lorelei Klein · 1 ep
Reno 911!
TV · as New Wiegel · 1 ep
Russians in the City of Angels
TV · as Rachael Somov · 8 eps
The House Next Door
Movie · as Monica
Threat of Exposure
Movie · as Dr. Daryl Sheleigh
Aftermath
Movie · as Rachel Anderson
Sugar & Spice
Movie · as Mrs. Hill
The Amati Girls
Movie · as Christine
Night Class
Movie · as Claire Sherwood
Mockingbird Don't Sing
Movie · as Dr. Judy Bingham
Painful Secrets
Movie · as Joyce Cottrell
Poor White Trash
Movie · as Linda Bronco
Boston Public
TV · as Candy Sobell · 1 ep
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Dusty · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Nancy · 2 eps
Out of Control
Movie · as Lena
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
Movie · as Sean Livingston
Men
Movie · as Stella James
The Invader
Movie · as Annie Nilssen
Motel Blue
Movie · as Lana Hawking
Exception to the Rule
Movie · as Angela Bayer
Gun
TV · as Paula · 1 ep
The Proprietor
Movie · as Virginia Kelly / Sally
Evil Has a Face
Movie · as Gwen McGerrall
Everything to Gain
Movie · as Mallory Jordan Keswick
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Movie · as Helen Hyde
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Movie · as Self
Mirage
Movie · as Jennifer Gale
Bolt
Movie · as Patty Deerheart
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Movie · as Einhorn
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Movie · as Marie Barth
Model by Day
Movie · as Mercedes
Witness to the Execution
Movie · as Jessica Traynor
ER
TV · as Anna Hayes · 1 ep
Fatal Instinct
Movie · as Lola Cain
Once Upon a Crime
Movie · as Phoebe
Blue Ice
Movie · as Stacy Mansdorf
Love Crimes
Movie · as Dana Greenway
Sketch Artist
Movie · as Rayanne Whitfield
Forever
Movie · as Mary Miles Minter
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Movie · as Twinkle
A Kiss Before Dying
Movie · as Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson
Fire Birds
Movie · as Billie Lee Guthries
Cousins
Movie · as Tish Kozinski
The Boost
Movie · as Linda Brown
No Way Out
Movie · as Susan Atwell
Wall Street
Movie · as Kate Gekko
Arena Brains
Movie · as Artist
Crossbow
TV · 1 ep
Blood & Orchids
TV · as Lenore Bergman · 2 eps
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Movie · as Susan Matthews-Loomis
Under the Biltmore Clock
Movie · as Myra Harper
Tender Is the Night
TV · as Rosemary Hoyt · 4 eps
Dune
Movie · as Chani
Destination Dune
Movie · as Self
Blade Runner
Movie · as Rachael
Young Doctors in Love
Movie · as Dr. Stephanie Brody
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
American Playhouse
TV · as Myra Harper · 1 ep
Stripes
Movie · as Louise Cooper
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Movie · as Ariadne Charlton
The Young and the Restless
TV · as Meggie McClaine · 505 eps
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep