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3 | Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. |
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5 | Best known for her roles in movies in such [[TheEighties '80s]] films as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut1987'', Young has also gained notoriety for some of her bizarre offscreen antics, such as being sued by Creator/JamesWoods for sexual harassment -- although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding -- and for trying to land the role of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} in ''Film/BatmanReturns'' by wearing a homemade costume to impress the makers of the film. She has since appeared in many reality TV shows recently including on ''Series/CelebrityRehab'' for her treatment for alcohol addiction. |
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7 | Young married actor Creator/RobertLujan in 1990; the couple divorced in 2002, but remarried in 2011. They have two sons. |
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10 | !!Selected filmography |
11 | * ''Film/{{Stripes}}'' (1981) as Louise Cooper |
12 | * ''Film/BladeRunner'' (1982) as Rachael |
13 | * ''Film/YoungDoctorsInLove'' (1982) as Stephanie Brody |
14 | * ''Film/{{Dune|1984}}'' (1984) as Chani |
15 | * ''Film/BabySecretOfTheLostLegend'' (1985) as Susan Matthews-Loomis |
16 | * ''Film/{{No Way Out|1987}}'' (1987) as Susan Atwell |
17 | * ''Film/WallStreet'' (1987) as Kate Gekko |
18 | * ''Film/FireBirds'' (1990) as Billie Lee Guthrie |
19 | * ''Literature/AKissBeforeDying'' (1991) as Dorothy/Ellen Carlsson |
20 | * ''Film/OnceUponACrime'' (1992) as Pheobe |
21 | * ''Film/FatalInstinct'' (1993) as Lola Cain |
22 | * ''Film/AceVentura: Pet Detective'' (1994) as Lois Einhorn |
23 | * ''Film/DrJekyllAndMsHyde'' (1995) as Helen Hyde |
24 | * ''Film/ExceptionToTheRule'' (1997) as Angela Bayer |
25 | * ''Blade Runner'' PC game (1997), voice and likeness for Rachael |
26 | * ''Film/SugarAndSpice'' (2001) as Mrs. Hill |
27 | * ''Series/BostonPublic'' (2003) as Candy Sobell |
28 | * ''Series/Reno911'' (2004) as New Wiegel |
29 | * ''Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation'' (2006) as Dusty |
30 | * ''{{Series/ER}}'' (2006) as Anna Hayes |
31 | * ''Series/OneTreeHill'' (2007) as Hope Brown |
32 | * ''Literature/JesseStone: Sea Change'' (2007) as Sybil Martin |
33 | * ''Film/TheManWhoCameBack'' (2008) as Kate |
34 | * ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless'' (2010-2011) Meggie [=McClaine=] |
35 | * ''WebVideo/StarTrekRenegades'' (2013) as Dr. Lucien |
36 | * ''Film/BladeRunner2049'' (2017), likeness as Rachael |
37 | * ''Series/TheAlienist'' (2018) as Mrs. Van Bergen |
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40 | !!Tropes related to Sean Young's career: |
41 | * CastingGag: Appears in ''Film/Dune1984'' and ''Planet Dune'', a {{mockbuster}} of ''Film/Dune2021''. |
42 | * CreatorBreakdown: She was blackballed at just thirty years old and had some well-publicized drug and alcohol issues. She has since appeared in several reality TV shows related to her alcoholism, including ''Celebrity Rehab''. |
43 | * DigitalDeaging: Lent her likeness in ''Film/BladeRunner2049'' towards a younger actress playing a recreation of Rachel. |
44 | * HollywoodHypeMachine: [[https://lebeauleblog.com/2011/05/21/what-the-hell-happened-to-sean-young/ As one article analyzing her career made clear]], poor role choices made her never really take off as a leading lady, and Hollywood also turned on her for less than savory off-screen behavior (most infamously, she showed up at Warner Bros. studios in a homemade Catwoman costume downright demanding to get the role in ''Film/BatmanReturns''). It ultimately led to her CreatorBreakdown. |
45 | * HostilityOnTheSet: |
46 | ** Creator/HarrisonFord and Creator/RidleyScott did not get along with Young on ''Film/BladeRunner'' due to her inexperience, making the already-harsh working conditions even more miserable. |
47 | ** Her unpredictability eventually led her to being blacklisted in the industry, not helped by the fact she revealed one of the people who blacklisted her was the now-infamous Harvey Weinstein after he sexually harassed her. |
48 | * LeslieNielsenSyndrome: Her turn in ''Film/AceVenturaPetDetective'' can turn some heads due to her otherwise serious body of work. |
49 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tested for the role of Marion Ravenwood in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', back when Creator/TomSelleck was considered for the lead. She was also initially cast to play Vicki Vale in ''Film/Batman1989'' before a collarbone injury while riding on horseback forced her to abdicate the role to Creator/KimBasinger. |
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