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Sean Young
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn November 20, 1959 (66 years)
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).
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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Sean Young Filmography
| 2025 | The Dummy Detective · as Harriet Hubbard |
| 2025 | Crave · as Brigitte |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Nick and Nicky · as Gloria |
| 2024 | Ape X Mecha Ape: New World Order · as Lemuria |
| 2023 | The Activated Man · as Agnes Gabriel |
| 2023 | Ouija Witch · as Lilith |
| 2023 | DC Down · as President Powell |
| 2022 | No Vacancy · as Brandi Michaels |
| 2021 | Planet Dune · as Chase |
| 2020 | Rain Beau's End · as Nat Flickerman |
| 2020 | Disclosure · as Lt. Lois Einhorn |
| 2020 | 5th Borough · as Sabina |
| 2020 | Axcellerator · as Amanda Graham |
| 2018 | Healed by Grace 2 · as Becky Cavanaugh |
| 2018 | Above All Things · as Barbara |
| 2018 | The Alienist (TV Series) · as Mrs. Van Bergen |
| 2018 | Mea Culpa · as Miss Sylvian |
| 2017 | Future '38 · as Mabel |
| 2017 | Blade Runner 2049 · as Rachael |
| 2017 | Escape Room · as Ramona |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Lost Cat Corona · as Roxie |
| 2017 | |
| 2015 | Leaves of the Tree · as Sweetness |
| 2015 | Bone Tomahawk · as Mrs. Porter |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Star Trek: Renegades (TV Series) · as Dr. Lucien |
| 2015 | The Networker · as Margie Mangano |
| 2014 | My Man Is a Loser · as Therapist |
| 2014 | Charlie Mantle · as Ms. Mantle |
| 2014 | My Trip Back to the Dark Side · as Actress |
| 2013 | Random Encounters · as Terri Preston |
| 2013 | Complicity · as Cynthia Tapple Ph D. |
| 2013 | Jug Face · as Loriss |
| 2013 | Gingerclown · as Nelly The Spiderwoman |
| 2013 | Send No Flowers · as Toni Albano |
| 2012 | Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader · as Brenda Stratford |
| 2012 | The Black Dove · as Bonnie Williams |
| 2012 | Lose Yourself · as Cast |
| 2008 | Haunted Echoes · as Laura Dykstra |
| 2008 | Parasomnia · as Madeline Volpe |
| 2008 | The Man Who Came Back · as Kate |
| 2007 | Blade Runner: Deleted and Alternate Scenes · as Rachael |
| 2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change · as Sybil Martin |
| 2006 | Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon · as Ellen |
| 2006 | The Drop · as Ivy |
| 2006 | A Job to Kill For · as Jennifer Kamplan |
| 2006 | The Garden · as Miss Grace Chapman |
| 2006 | Living the Dream · as Brenda |
| 2005 | Home for the Holidays · as Martha Mccarthy |
| 2005 | Yesenin (TV Series) · as Айседора Дункан |
| 2005 | Headspace · as Mother |
| 2005 | Third Man Out · as Ann Rutka |
| 2005 | Ghosts Never Sleep · as Rebecca |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | A Killer Within · as Rebecca 'becky' Terrill |
| 2004 | Until the Night · as Cosma |
| 2004 | In the Shadow of the Cobra · as Samantha |
| 2003 | One Tree Hill (TV Series) · as Hope Brown |
| 2003 | Reno 911! (TV Series) · as New Wiegel |
| 2003 | The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay · as Sandy Bateman |
| 2003 | 1st to Die · as Joanna Wade |
| 2003 | Before I Say Goodbye · as Nell Macdermott Cauliff |
| 2003 | Kingpin (TV Series) · as Lorelei Klein |
| 2003 | Russians in the City of Angels (TV Series) · as Rachael Somov |
| 2002 | Threat of Exposure · as Dr. Daryl Sheleigh |
| 2002 | The House Next Door · as Monica |
| 2002 | Aftermath · as Rachel Anderson |
| 2001 | Night Class · as Claire Sherwood |
| 2001 | Mockingbird Don't Sing · as Dr. Judy Bingham |
| 2001 | Sugar & Spice · as Mrs. Hill |
| 2000 | Poor White Trash · as Linda Bronco |
| 2000 | Boston Public (TV Series) · as Candy Sobell |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Dusty |
| 2000 | Secret Cutting · as Joyce Cottrell |
| 2000 | The Amati Girls · as Christine |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Nancy |
| 1999 | Special Delivery · as Ally Matherson |
| 1998 | Out of Control · as Lena |
| 1998 | The Cowboy and the Movie Star · as Sean Livingston |
| 1997 | Motel Blue · as Lana Hawking |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | The Invader · as Annie Nilssen |
| 1997 | Gun (TV Series) · as Paula |
| 1997 | Exception to the Rule · as Angela Bayer |
| 1997 | The Dog of Flanders · as Alois |
| 1996 | Everything to Gain · as Mallory Jordan Keswick |
| 1996 | The Proprietor · as Virginia Kelly / Sally |
| 1996 | Evil Has a Face · as Gwen Mcgerrall |
| 1995 | Mirage · as Jennifer Gale |
| 1995 | Bolt · as Patty Deerheart |
| 1995 | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde · as Helen Hyde |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Anna Hayes |
| 1994 | Model by Day · as Mercedes |
| 1994 | Witness to the Execution · as Jessica Traynor |
| 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective · as Lt. Lois Einhorn |
| 1993 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues · as Marie Barth |
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct · as Lola Cain |
| 1992 | Blue Ice · as Stacy Mansdorf |
| 1992 | Sketch Artist · as Rayanne Whitfield |
| 1992 | Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me · as Twinkle |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Crime... · as Phoebe |
| 1992 | Love Crimes · as Dana Greenway |
| 1992 | Forever · as Mary Miles Minter |
| 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying · as Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson |
| 1990 | Fire Birds · as Billie Lee Guthries |
| 1989 | Cousins · as Tish Kozinski |
| 1988 | The Boost · as Linda Brown |
| 1987 | Wall Street · as Kate Gekko |
| 1987 | No Way Out · as Susan Atwell |
| 1986 | Blood & Orchids · as Leonore Bergman |
| 1985 | Tender Is the Night (TV Series) · as Rosemary Hoyt |
| 1985 | Under the Biltmore Clock · as Myra Harper |
| 1985 | The Wandering Company · as Ariadne |
| 1985 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend · as Susan Matthews-Loomis |
| 1984 | Dune · as Chani |
| 1982 | Young Doctors in Love · as Dr. Stephanie Brody |
| 1982 | Blade Runner · as Rachael |
| 1981 | Stripes · as Louise Cooper |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Myra Harper |
| 1980 | Jane Austen in Manhattan · as Ariadne Charlton |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Meggie Mcclaine |
Stairway to the Stars · as Lavergne | |
Hart Blvd. · as Marie |
| 2025 | Guillotine · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Icons Unearthed: Batman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Joke Man · as Self |
| 2022 | 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power · as Self |
| 2022 | Icons Unearthed (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2021 | The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune · as Self (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age · as Self - Actress (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Weinstein · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Broadway.Com Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Skating with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2008 | Gone Country (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Rehab with Dr. Drew (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner · as Self |
| 2007 | Heckler · as Self |
| 2006 | The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Living the Dream: Behind the Scenes · as Self |
| 2005 | Confessions of an Action Star · as Self / Honey |
| 2004 | The 76th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2003 | 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment · as Self - #88 Sean Young Pursues James Woods |
| 2001 | Rendez-View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The John Kerwin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | The Test (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1999 | The 71st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1998 | The 70th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1997 | The 69th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The 68th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | The 65th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Blast 'Em · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Oliver Stone: Inside Out · as Self |
| 1991 | Dame Edna's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | The 60th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | Frontline (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | An Evening At the Improv (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Panorama (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Witness to the Execution · as Second Unit Director |
| 1992 | Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me · as Costume Designer |