Nina Young (born 1966) is a British-Australian actress.

Early life

Nina Young was born in 1966. She is the daughter of

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businessman Peter Young and

Tania Verstak Tania Verstak (born 20 November 1940) is an Australian model and beauty queen who won Miss International 1962. Early life Verstak was born in Tianjin, China, to Russian couple Vladimir and Valentina Verstak. They emigrated to Australia when ...

, a woman of Russian origin who was

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1961 and Miss International 1962.

Career

Young has made appearances in films such as the

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

film ''

Tomorrow Never Dies ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a screenplay ...

'', as an assistant to Elliott Carver, ''

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a 1997 fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, a youn ...

'', in which she played the Grey Lady, one of the Hogwarts ghosts, and ''

Johnny English ''Johnny English'' is a 2003 spy comedy film directed by Peter Howitt and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. It is a British-French venture produced by StudioCanal and Working Title Films, and distributed by Universal Pi ...

'', in which she played Pegasus' secretary. Young also has a non-speaking part in the 2010 re-make '' Clash of the Titans'', playing Greek Goddess Hera. She appeared as Alison in a second series episode of '' Joking Apart''. She was also a regular in Series 3 of ''

The Demon Headmaster ''The Demon Headmaster'' is a series of books by Gillian Cross which were later adapted as a television series starring Terrence Hardiman in the title role and Frances Amey as Dinah. The title character is a strange being with the powers of hy ...

'' in 1998, playing Professor Rowe.

Filmography

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England, My England ''England, My England'' is a 1995 British historical film directed by Tony Palmer and starring Michael Ball, Simon Callow, Lucy Speed and Robert Stephens. It depicts the life of the composer Henry Purcell, seen through the eyes of a playwrigh ...

'' (1995) *''

'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *''

'' (2001) *''Warrior Angels'' (2002) *''

'' (2003) *''

Things to Do Before You're 30 ''Things to Do Before You're 30'' is a 2005 British film directed by Simon Shore. Its plot concerns a group of twenty-something friends trying desperately to hang onto the friendship of their youth while the responsibility of adulthood is tearing ...

'' (2005) *''

The Mistress of Spices ''The Mistress of Spices'' is a 2005 American romantic drama film by Paul Mayeda Berges, with a screenplay by Gurinder Chadha and Berges. It is based upon the 1997 novel ''Mistress of Spices'' by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The film stars Aishwa ...

'' (2005) *'' Clash of the Titans'' (2010) *''

Payback Season ''Payback Season'' is a British drama film written by Danny Donnelly and Jenny Fitzpatrick that was released to cinemas on 9 March 2012. The film was directed by Danny Donnelly, and stars Adam Deacon, Nichola Burley and Leo Gregory. Plot Jero ...

'' (2012)

References

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* 1966 births Living people Australian film actresses Australian people of Russian descent Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Australian television actresses {{Australia-actor-stub