Actor
· Acting
Sean Young
Born 1959-11-20
📍 Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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).
Filmography 135
The Dummy Detective
as Harriet Hubbard
2025
Crave
as Brigitte
2025
Guillotine
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
The Activated Man
as Agnes Gabriel
2024
Heather
as Caitlyn
2024
Nick and Nicky
as Gloria
2024
Ape X Mecha Ape: New World Order
as Lemuria
2024
Icons Unearthed: Batman
as Self
2024
MY-01
as Dr. Athena Bennett
2023
Joke Man
as Self
2023
Ouija Witch
as Lilith
2023
DC Down
as President Powell
2023
No Vacancy
as Brandi Michaels
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022
Planet Dune
as Chase
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)
2021
Rain Beau's End
as Nat Flickerman
2020
Who Wants Dessert?
as Dr. Chambers
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
2020
5th Borough
as Sabina
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020
In Vino
as Linda
2019
Axcellerator
as Amanda Graham
2019
Police State
2018
Healed by Grace 2 : Ten Days of Grace
as Becky Cavanaugh
2018
Above All Things
as Barbara
2018
Weinstein
as Self
2018
The Alienist
as Mrs. Van Bergen
2018
Future '38
as Mabel
2017
Blade Runner 2049
as Rachael
2017
The Networker
as Margie Mangano
2017
Escape Room
as Ramona
2017
Lost Cat Corona
as Roxie
2017
Leaves of the Tree
as Sweetness
2016
The Black Dove
as Bonnie Williams
2016
Bone Tomahawk
as Mrs. Porter
2015
Darling
as Madame
2015
Star Trek: Renegades
as Dr. Lucien
2015
Charlie Mantle
as Ms. Mantle
2014
My Trip Back to the Dark Side
as Actress
2014
M.A.R.R.A
as Zoe
2014
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
2013
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
as Brenda Stratford
2012
Haunted Echoes
as Laura Dykstra
2008
Moscow Days, L.A. Nights
2008
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
as Self
2008
Parasomnia
as Madeline Volpe
2008
The Man Who Came Back
as Kate
2008
Gone Country
as Self
2008
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
2007
Heckler
as Self
2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Sybil Martin
2007
A Job to Kill For
as Jennifer Kamplan
2006
The Drop
as Ivy
2006
The Garden
as Miss Grace Chapman
2006
Living the Dream
as Brenda
2006
Home for the Holidays
as Martha McCarthy
2005
Esenin
as Айседора Дункан
2005
Headspace
as Mother
2005
Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery
as Ann Rutka
2005
Ghosts Never Sleep
as Rebecca
2005
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self / Honey
2005
A Killer Within
as Rebecca 'Becky' Terrill
2004
Until the Night
as Cosma
2004
One Tree Hill
as Hope Brown
2003
Reno 911!
as New Wiegel
2003
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
as Sandy Bateman
2003
First to Die
as Joanna Wade
2003
Kingpin
as Lorelei Klein
2003
Russians in the City of Angels
as Rachael Somov
2003
Before I Say Goodbye
as Nell MacDermott Cauliff
2003
Threat of Exposure
as Dr. Daryl Sheleigh
2002
The House Next Door
as Monica
2002
Aftermath
as Rachel Anderson
2002
Night Class
as Claire Sherwood
2001
Mockingbird Don't Sing
as Dr. Judy Bingham
2001
Sugar & Spice
as Mrs. Hill
2001
The Amati Girls
as Christine
2001
Poor White Trash
as Linda Bronco
2000
Boston Public
as Candy Sobell
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Dusty
2000
Painful Secrets
as Joyce Cottrell
2000
Third Watch
as Nancy
1999
Out of Control
as Lena
1998
The Cowboy and the Movie Star
as Sean Livingston
1998
Motel Blue
as Lana Hawking
1997
Men
as Stella James
1997
The Invader
as Annie Nilssen
1997
Gun
as Paula
1997
Exception to the Rule
as Angela Bayer
1997
Everything to Gain
as Mallory Jordan Keswick
1996
The Proprietor
as Virginia Kelly / Sally
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self
1996
Evil Has a Face
as Gwen McGerrall
1996
Mirage
as Jennifer Gale
1995
Bolt
as Patty Deerheart
1995
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
as Helen Hyde
1995
ER
as Anna Hayes
1994
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Marie Barth
1994
Model by Day
as Mercedes
1994
Witness to the Execution
as Jessica Traynor
1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Lt. Lois Einhorn
1994
Fatal Instinct
as Lola Cain
1993
Blue Ice
as Stacy Mansdorf
1992
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
as Twinkle
1992
Sketch Artist
as Rayanne Whitfield
1992
Once Upon a Crime
as Phoebe
1992
Love Crimes
as Dana Greenway
1992
Forever
as Mary Miles Minter
1992
A Kiss Before Dying
as Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson
1991
Fire Birds
as Billie Lee Guthries
1990
Cousins
as Tish Kozinski
1989
The Boost
as Linda Brown
1988
Wall Street
as Kate Gekko
1987
Arena Brains
as Artist
1987
Crossbow
1987
No Way Out
as Susan Atwell
1987
Blood & Orchids
as Lenore Bergman
1986
Tender Is the Night
as Rosemary Hoyt
1985
Under the Biltmore Clock
as Myra Harper
1985
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
as Susan Matthews-Loomis
1985
Dune
as Chani
1984
Destination Dune
as Self
1983
Young Doctors in Love
as Dr. Stephanie Brody
1982
Blade Runner
as Rachael
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1982
Stripes
as Louise Cooper
1981
Jane Austen in Manhattan
as Ariadne Charlton
1980
The Young and the Restless
as Meggie McClaine
1973