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

• 2025Crave — Brigitte
• 2025The Dummy Detective — Harriet Hubbard
• 2024Ape X Mecha Ape: New World Order — Lemuria
• 2024Heather — Caitlyn
• 2024Nick and Nicky — Gloria
• 2024The Activated Man — Agnes Gabriel
• 2023DC Down — President Powell
• 2023MY-01 — Dr. Athena Bennett
• 2023Ouija Witch — Lilith
• 2022No Vacancy — Brandi Michaels
• 2021Planet Dune — Chase
• 20205th Borough — Sabina
• 2020Rain Beau's End — Nat Flickerman
• 2020Who Wants Dessert? — Dr. Chambers
• 2019Axcellerator — Amanda Graham
• 2019In Vino — Linda
• 2018Above All Things — Barbara
• 2018Healed by Grace 2 : Ten Days of Grace — Becky Cavanaugh
• 2018Police State
• The Alienist — Mrs. Van Bergen
• 2017Blade Runner 2049 — Rachael
• 2017Escape Room — Ramona
• 2017Future '38 — Mabel
• 2017Lost Cat Corona — Roxie
• 2017The Networker — Margie Mangano
• 2016Confidence Game — Sylvie
• 2016Leaves of the Tree — Sweetness
• 2016The Black Dove — Bonnie Williams
• 2015Bone Tomahawk — Mrs. Porter
• 2015Darling — Madame
• Star Trek: Renegades — Dr. Lucien
• 2014Charlie Mantle — Ms. Mantle
• 2014Dummy Detective
• 2014M.A.R.R.A — Zoe
• 2014My Trip Back to the Dark Side — Actress
• 2013Complicity — Cynthia Tapple Ph D.
• 2013Gingerclown — Nelly the Spiderwoman
• 2013Jug Face — Loriss
• 2013Random Encounters — Terri Preston
• 2013Send No Flowers — Toni Albano
• 2012Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader — Brenda Stratford
• 2010The Republic — Martha Alden
• 2008Haunted Echoes — Laura Dykstra
• 2008Moscow Days, L.A. Nights
• 2008Parasomnia — Madeline Volpe
• 2008The Man Who Came Back — Kate
• 2007Jesse Stone: Sea Change — Sybil Martin
• 2006A Job to Kill For — Jennifer Kamplan
• 2006Living the Dream — Brenda
• 2006The Drop — Ivy
• 2006The Garden — Miss Grace Chapman
• 2005Ghosts Never Sleep — Rebecca
• 2005Headspace — Mother
• 2005Home for the Holidays — Martha McCarthy
• 2005Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery — Ann Rutka
• Yesenin — Айседора Дункан
• 2004A Killer Within — Rebecca 'Becky' Terrill
• 2004Until the Night — Cosma
• 2003Before I Say Goodbye — Nell MacDermott Cauliff
• 2003First to Die — Joanna Wade
• Kingpin — Lorelei Klein
• One Tree Hill — Hope Brown
• Reno 911! — New Wiegel
• Russians in the City of Angels — Rachael Somov
• 2003The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay — Sandy Bateman
• 2002Aftermath — Rachel Anderson
• 2002The House Next Door — Monica
• 2002Threat of Exposure — Dr. Daryl Sheleigh
• 2001Mockingbird Don't Sing — Dr. Judy Bingham
• 2001Night Class — Claire Sherwood
• 2001Sugar & Spice — Mrs. Hill
• 2001The Amati Girls — Christine
• Boston Public — Candy Sobell
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Dusty
• 2000Painful Secrets — Joyce Cottrell
• 2000Poor White Trash — Linda Bronco
• Third Watch — Nancy
• 1998Out of Control — Lena
• 1998The Cowboy and the Movie Star — Sean Livingston
• 1997Exception to the Rule — Angela Bayer
• Gun — Paula
• 1997Men — Stella James
• 1997Motel Blue — Lana Hawking
• 1997The Invader — Annie Nilssen
• 1996Everything to Gain — Mallory Jordan Keswick
• 1996Evil Has a Face — Gwen McGerrall
• 1996The Proprietor — Virginia Kelly / Sally
• 1995Bolt — Patty Deerheart
• 1995Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde — Helen Hyde
• 1995Mirage — Jennifer Gale
• 1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detective — Einhorn
• ER — Anna Hayes
• 1994Even Cowgirls Get the Blues — Marie Barth
• 1994Model by Day — Mercedes
• 1994Witness to the Execution — Jessica Traynor, Second Unit Director
• 1993Fatal Instinct — Lola Cain
• 1992Blue Ice — Stacy Mansdorf
• 1992Forever — Mary Miles Minter
• 1992Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me — Twinkle
• 1992Love Crimes — Dana Greenway
• 1992Once Upon a Crime — Phoebe
• 1992Sketch Artist — Rayanne Whitfield
• 1991A Kiss Before Dying — Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson
• 1990Fire Birds — Billie Lee Guthries
• 1989Cousins — Tish Kozinski
• 1988The Boost — Linda Brown
• 1987Arena Brains — Artist
• Crossbow
• 1987No Way Out — Susan Atwell
• 1987Wall Street — Kate Gekko
• Blood & Orchids — Lenore Bergman
• 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend — Susan Matthews-Loomis
• Tender Is the Night — Rosemary Hoyt
• 1985Under the Biltmore Clock — Myra Harper
• 1984Dune — Chani
• American Playhouse — Myra Harper
• 1982Blade Runner — Rachael
• 1982Young Doctors in Love — Dr. Stephanie Brody
• 1981Stripes — Louise Cooper
• 1980Jane Austen in Manhattan — Ariadne Charlton
• The Young and the Restless — Meggie McClaine

Appearances as themselves (23)

• 2025Guillotine — Self - Narrator (voice)
• Icons Unearthed: Batman — Self
• 2023Joke Man — Self
• 2022In Search of Tomorrow — Self - Interviewee
• 2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age — Self - Actress (archive footage)
• 2021The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune — Self (voice) (archive footage)
• 2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies — Self
• 2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness — Self
• 2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi — Self
• Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time — Self
• 2018Weinstein — Self
• Skating with the Stars — Self - Contestant
• Gone Country — Self
• 2008Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight — Self
• 2007Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner — Self
• 2007Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling — Self
• 2007Heckler — Self
• 2005Confessions of an Action Star — Self / Honey
• E! True Hollywood Story — Self
• 1995Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell — Self
• 1983Destination Dune — Self
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Film '72 — Self