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Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress.

She is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including 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 get 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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Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress.

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actress best known for her roles role as the [[ArtificialHuman "replicant"]] Rachael in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' ''Film/BladeRunner''.

Sean Young is sort of the female Creator/GaryBusey. Gary is lampooned more often. (Ginormous teeth, weird acronyms, a propensity for calling people "butt-horns"). But make no mistake: like Busey, she's an underrated talent
and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known more than a little loco. She's a real wild card, famous for some of heckling people at award shows and storming the Creator/WarnerBrothers backlot in a homemade ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} costume as much as her bizarre antics including being acting. Things started going south when she fired from ''Film/WallStreet'' after disagreements with [[Creator/OliverStone the director]] and her co-stars, and was sued by Creator/JamesWoods for sexual harassment - although (although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for charges). Watching her early stuff, it's easy to see she could have been a misunderstanding - huge success. She's {{statuesque|stunner}} in the way the supermodels of UsefulNotes/TheNineties were, and for trying was sort of an exotic-looking beauty (i.e. not blonde with huge tits) in her prime.

Sadly, she self-medicated with alcohol and was never able
to get regain her footing. She's still acting though, even if they're small TV and B-film roles. She's pretty active on the role of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} in ''Film/BatmanReturns'' by wearing a homemade costume to impress the makers of the film. Internet. She has since appeared in many reality TV shows recently including on ''Series/CelebrityRehab'' for her treatment for alcohol addiction.
own {{Website/Youtube}} channel, with some interesting stuff on it. Her "home videos" from the ''Dune'' production is definitely the highlight.



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* CreatorBreakdown: Sean Young dressed up as Catwoman on Joan Rivers' talk show and tore Tim Burton a new one. Blackballed at just thirty years old. She had some well-publicized drugs and alcohol issues; unfortunately, alcoholics have a tendency to get belligerent. If she walked into Warner Bros. half-cocked, then it's understandable why industry people saw her as completely unpredictable. The absence of credit to Sean Young and Darryl Hannah leading up to the release of ''2049'' was really noticeable. She has since appeared in several reality TV shows related to her alcoholism, including ''Celebrity Rehab''.
* DigitalDeaging: She said publicly that fans should boycott ''2049'' if she's not in it. More than a little reminiscent of Creator/JackNicholson complaining that he wasn't asked to do ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' instead of Creator/HeathLedger. But she got paid so she can't trash the film. She was an advisor to the actress who reprised her role as Rachael. At least they did a better job with her than with Creator/CarrieFisher in ''Film/RogueOne''.
* HostilityOnTheSet:
** Creator/HarrisonFord has a very low bullshit tolerance. (If you watch the outtakes of the love scene in the ''Dangerous Days'' documentary, then the look of distaste Harrison gives Sean as he turns away from a cut is obvious.) Creator/RidleyScott is a very demanding director. And Young was not approaching role "professionally" i.e. she was inexperienced, prickly, flighty, and kept breaking character and ruining scenes. All of which added up to a very tired, taxed crew working for a taskmaster (Scott) and making the already-harsh working conditions even more miserable. After the cast and crew's experiences came to light post-''Blade Runner'', she was blacklisted by a large segment of the industry. Looks like Ford has made up with her over the years, though; here they are arm in arm in 2011 at a [[http://pmcmovieline.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/harrison_ford_sean_young500-thumb-300x457-40349.jpg gala.]]
** Sounds like she pissed people off and the industry itself fucked her over, including Harvey "Watch Me Shower, I'll Make You A Star' Weinstein. Young's claims that some people got handsy and she rejected their advances fit with some of the stuff we've been hearing about with other actresses. Similarly, we [[Creator/AmberTamblyn know a bit more about]] James Woods than we did before. Woods later admitted he made up a bunch of absurd stories to get back at Young and appease his girlfriend. This incident had a long-lasting negative impact on her career.
* LeslieNielsenSyndrome: She is really disgraced former NFL kicker Ray Finkle disguised as a woman. "Your gun is digging into my hip." Yeah, her career might have gone south a bit.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** She accused Creator/WarrenBeatty of hitting on her and was removed from the ''Film/DickTracy'' movie.
** She still had enough currency to win the coveted role of Vicki Vale in Tim Burton’s ''Film/Batman1989''. A week before the shoot, rehearsing a scene on horseback, she fell and broke her shoulder. The part was taken by Kim Basinger. In the end, the riding scene was never filmed.
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Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress, who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including 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 get 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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Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress, who actress.

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Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress, who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by James Woods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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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Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress, who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by James Woods Creator/JamesWoods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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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Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress, who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by James Woods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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 Celebrity Rehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.

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Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress, who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by James Woods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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 Celebrity Rehab ''Series/CelebrityRehab'' for her treatment for alcohol addiction.
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Actress who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by James Woods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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 Celebrity Rehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.

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Actress Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress, who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by James Woods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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 Celebrity Rehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.
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* ''Film/{{Cousins}}''
* ''Literature/AKissBeforeDying''
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''Film/BladeRunner'' (1982) as Rachael
* ''Film/{{Dune}}''
''Film/{{Dune}}'' (1984) as Chani
* ''Film/NoWayOut''
''Film/BabySecretOfTheLostLegend'' (1985) as Susan Matthews-Loomis
* ''Film/TheBoost''
''Film/NoWayOut'' (1987) as Susan Atwell
* ''Film/{{Cousins}}''
''Film/WallStreet'' (1987) as Kate Gekko
* ''Literature/AKissBeforeDying''
''Literature/AKissBeforeDying'' (1991) as Dorothy/Ellen Carlsson
* ''Film/LoveCrimes''
''Film/FatalInstinct'' (1993) as Lola Cain
* ''Film/FatalInstinct''
''Film/AceVenturaPetDetective'' (1994) as Lois Einhorn
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''Film/DrJekyllAndMsHyde'' (1995) as Helen Hyde
* ''Film/AceVenturaPetDetective''
''Film/SugarAndSpice'' (2001) as Mrs. Hill
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Actress who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by James Woods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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 CelebrityRehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.

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Actress who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by James Woods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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 CelebrityRehab Celebrity Rehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.
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Actress who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by JamesWoods James Woods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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 CelebrityRehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.
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Actress who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by JamesWoods for sexual harassment and for trying to get 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 CelebrityRehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.

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Actress who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by JamesWoods for sexual harassment - although Woods later recanted the charges, blaming his then-wife for a misunderstanding - and for trying to get 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 CelebrityRehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.
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Actress who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''BladeRunner'' and ''NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by JamesWoods for sexual harassment and for trying to get the role of {{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 CelebrityRehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.

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Actress who is best known for her roles in movies in TheEighties such as ''BladeRunner'' ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''NoWayOut'', but has also been known for some of her bizarre antics including being sued by JamesWoods for sexual harassment and for trying to get the role of {{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 CelebrityRehab for her treatment for alcohol addiction.



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* BladeRunner
* {{Dune}}
* NoWayOut
* TheBoost
* {{Cousins}}
* AKissBeforeDying
* LoveCrimes
* FatalInstinct
* DrJekyllAndMsHyde
* [[AceVentura Ace Ventura, Pet Detective]]

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* NoWayOut
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* TheBoost
''TheBoost''
* {{Cousins}}
''{{Cousins}}''
* AKissBeforeDying
''AKissBeforeDying''
* LoveCrimes
''LoveCrimes''
* FatalInstinct
''FatalInstinct''
* DrJekyllAndMsHyde
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* BladeRunner
* {{Dune}}
* NoWayOut
* TheBoost
* {{Cousins}}
* AKissBeforeDying
* LoveCrimes
* FatalInstinct
* DrJekyllAndMsHyde
* [[AceVentura Ace Ventura, Pet Detective]]
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