Dey Young is an American actress and sculptor.
Biography
Young was born in
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Bloomfield Hills is a small city (5.04 sq. miles) in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Metro Detroit and is approximately northwest of Downtown Detroit. Except a small southern border with the city of Bir ...
, the daughter of Pauline, a
sociologist, and Donald E. Young.
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/ref> Her sister is Leigh Taylor-Young
Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1945) is an American actress who has appeared on stage, screen, podcast, radio and television. The most famous films in which she had important roles include ''I Love You, Alice B. Toklas'' (1968), '' The Hors ...
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
''Rock 'n' Roll High School'' is a 1979 American musical comedy film directed by Allan Arkush, produced by Michael Finnell, and starring P. J. Soles, Vince Van Patten, Clint Howard, and Dey Young. The film featured the punk rock group Ram ...
'', 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'', ''Spontaneous Combustion
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'', ''Pretty Woman
''Pretty Woman'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance) ...
'', '' No Place to Hide'', ''Conflict of Interest
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'', ''National Lampoon's Barely Legal
''National Lampoon's Barely Legal'' is a 2003 American comedy film about three male high school students who decide to make money by selling pornographic videos, in the hopes of gaining both women and standing among their peers. The film was also ...
'' and ''Flicka
''Flicka'' is a 2006 American family adventure drama film loosely based on the 1941 children's novel '' My Friend Flicka'' by Mary O'Hara. The film is directed by Michael Mayer and written by Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner. The novel had pr ...
''.
She has also performed in several guest roles in the ''Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' franchise, as Hannah Bates on the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "The Masterpiece Society
"The Masterpiece Society" is the 113th episode of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the 13th episode of the fifth season.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfle ...
", Arissa on the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...
'' episode "A Simple Investigation
"A Simple Investigation" is the 115th episode of the television series ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', the 17th episode of the fifth season. Actress Dey Young guest stars as the mysterious stranger Arissa.
More than 5 million viewers were estim ...
", and Keyla on the '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' episode "Two Days and Two Nights
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". Her science fiction credits also extend to playing a waitress in the 1987 Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. He began ...
comedy ''Spaceballs
''Spaceballs'' is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It is primarily a parody of the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, but also parodies other sci-fi films and popular franchises including ...
''. 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
''Diagnosis: Murder'' is an American action-comedy-mystery-medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve, a homicide detective played by Van Dyk ...
'' "Fatal Impact" in 1997. On May 23, 2008, Young appeared on ''The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...
'' 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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1955 births
Living people
American film actresses
American television actresses
Actresses from Michigan
People from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
20th-century American sculptors
20th-century American women artists
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