Sean Young

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Sean Young is an American actress who has worked with some of the top directors in Hollywood

Nov 20, 1959

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: November 20, 1959
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Alcoholics, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses
  • City/State: Kentucky
  • Spouses: Robert Lujan
  • Siblings: Cathleen Young
  • Known as: Sean Young

Sean Young born at

Louisville

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Birth Place

This actress has had many run-ins with the law. In 1988, James Woods, her co-star, filed a case against her for stalking and causing property damage, which was settled out of court.

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Personal Life

Sean Young married singer and actor, Robert Lujan, in 1990 and they have two children; Rio and Quinn. They divorced in 2002 and Lujan was seen with her in the reality show, ‘Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew’.

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Personal Life

In 2008, she was in a rehabilitation centre as she suffered from chronic alcoholism.

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Personal Life

Mary Sean Young was born to Lee Guthrie and Donald Young in Louiseville, Kentucky. Her sister is the writer, producer and actress, Cathleen Young.

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Childhood & Early Life

She studied at Cleveland Heights High School in Ohio and then graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy, Michigan.

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Childhood & Early Life

Before becoming an actress, she studied dance at the School of American Ballet, in New York and also worked as a model.

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Childhood & Early Life

She made her debut with the film ‘Jane Austen In Manhattan’, released in 1980. After a series of roles in lesser known films, she was cast in Ridley Scott’s cult classic, ‘Blade Runner’ in 1982. She followed that up with the hit, ‘No Way Out’ in 1987.

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Career

In the 90s, she played several roles that were critically panned. However, her performance in the film ‘Fatal Instinct’ in 1993 was acclaimed.

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In 1994, she starred in the blockbuster, cult-classic, ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’, along with Jim Carrey.

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In 1997, the ‘Blade Runner’ video-game saw her reprise her role as Rachael. For the first time in history, an actor’s face was scanned and reproduced in 3D.

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Over the course of the next decade, she appeared in supporting roles in several run-of-the-mill films, such as ‘The Amati Girls’ in 2001 and ‘Sugar and Spice’, which released the same year.

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Career

In 1987, she played the role of Susan Atwell in ‘No Way Out’ which grossed approximately $35 million at the domestic box office and was received well by the critics who said that the film was ‘ingenious’.

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Major Works

‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’, released in 1994, in which she played the supporting role of ‘Lt. Lois Einhorn’ or ‘Ray Finkle’, amassed a worldwide collection of $107 million and spawned a sequel, ‘Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls’.

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Major Works