Biography
Initially touted as one of Hollywood's most promising starlets, actress Sean Young experienced a precipitous fall from grace within a decade of making her film debut. A former model and dancer, Young made an early splash in popular films like the Bill Murray comedy "Stripes" (1981) and the futuristic noir "Blade Runner" (1982), opposite Harrison Ford. Although not every project would yield a hit - director David Lynch's big-budget sci-fi flop …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Landed a role on the CBS soap opera "The Young And The Restless" | |
2005 | Originally slated to appear in "Wicked Wicked Games" (MyNetwork); replaced by Tatum O'Neal after reports surfaced that Young was difficult and demanding during filming of promotional spots | |
2000 | Appeared in the film "Poor White Trash," directed by Michael Addis | |
1997 | Played a woman who found herself pregnant with alien baby in the HBO movie "The Invader" | |
1996 | Appeared in another Merchant-Ivory production "The Proprietor" | |
1995 | Was outrageously wicked as Helen Hyde in "Dr. Jeckyl and Ms. Hyde" | |
1994 | Cast in Tom Shadyac's wacky comedy "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," starring Jim Carrey | |
1992 | First vocal performance in film, "Love Crimes" | |
1992 | Made musical stage debut in "Stardust" at the Wilshire Theater in Beverly Hills (May) | |
1991 | Formed Shonderosa Productions | |
1990 | Hired to play Tess Trueheart in "Dick Tracy"; fired by Warren Beatty after only a few days | |
1989 | Originally cast as Vicky Vale for Tim Burton's "Batman"; Young was thrown from a horse filming a scene and her injury forced her to withdrawal and was replaced by Kim Basinger | |
1989 | Played Ted Danson's wife in "Cousins" | |
1987 | Co-starred with Kevin Costner in "No Way Out" | |
1987 | Cast in "Wall Street" as the wife of Michael Douglas' character; role was significantly reduced due to clashes with director Oliver Stone and her co-stars | |
1985 | TV-movie debut in "Under the Biltmore Clock" (for "American Playhouse" on PBS) | |
1982 | Breakthrough film role, the replicant in Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" | |
1981 | Appeared in the Ivan Reitman comedy "Stripes" opposite Bill Murray and Harold Ramis | |
1980 | Film acting debut in the Merchant-Ivory production "Jane Austen in Manhattan" | |
1978 | Moved to New York | |
| Raised in Ohio | ||