Anna Dey Young (born July 28, 1955) is an American actress and sculptor. Although having appeared in over 100 movies and television shows, she is perhaps best known for her role as the nasty saleswoman who refuses to help

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in ''

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''.

Biography

Young was born in

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit on the Woodward Corridor, Bloomfield Hills is located roughly northwest of downtown Detroit, and is ...

, the daughter of Pauline Schloesser, a sociologist, and Donald E. Young. Her sister is

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and her brother is Lance Young, a writer and producer in the film industry. Among Young's acting credits is the part of Kate Rambeau in '' Rock 'n' Roll High School'', a character she re-visited in the 1994 film '' Shake, Rattle and Rock!''. She has also appeared in films such as '' Strange Behavior'', '' The Running Man'', '' The Serpent and the Rainbow'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' No Place to Hide'', ''

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'', '' National Lampoon's Barely Legal'' and ''

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''. She has also performed in several guest roles in the ''

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'' franchise, as Hannah Bates on the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode " The Masterpiece Society", Arissa on the '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode " A Simple Investigation" (two seasons before her sister guested in an episode), and Keyla on the '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' episode " Two Days and Two Nights". Her science fiction credits also extend to playing a waitress in the 1987

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comedy ''

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''. In 1995 she appeared in the TV series '' Extreme'' based on a Rocky Mountain Search and Rescue team. She appeared in a two part episode of '' Diagnosis Murder'' "Fatal Impact" in 1997. On May 23, 2008, Young appeared on ''

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'' as Elizabeth Hartford, the ex-wife of character David Chow. Young is also a professional sculptor, working in stone, clay, and bronze.

Selected filmography

References

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