Dey Young
Highest Rated: 81% Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Lowest Rated: 3% The Mod Squad (1999)
Birthday: Jul 28, 1955
Birthplace: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Actress Dey Young was aiming to hit the stage when she suddenly landed the film role of the bespectacled Kate Rambeau in the 1979 punk classic "Rock 'n' Roll High School." Born in Michigan, she studied drama and music in London for a couple of years before returning to the States, eager to act in theatrical productions. Through a chance introduction at a party, she won the spot in "Rock 'n' Roll High School," joining the Ramones in the revolt against a musically repressive principal. Subsequent film roles would most often be supporting parts, occasionally in hit pictures such as Julia Roberts' breakout film, "Pretty Woman" where Young had a memorable turn as a snotty saleswoman, and the Mel Brooks comedy "Spaceballs." On the small screen, Young played a recurring neurosurgeon role on the primetime soap "Melrose Place" and appeared on three of the "Star Trek" series, starting with "The Next Generation." In a nod to her debut performance, she had the same character name in the 1994 TV movie "Shake, Rattle, and Rock." Acting talent runs in Young's immediate and extended family, including her actor-producer husband, David Ladd (son of renowned actor Alan Ladd) and actress sister Leigh Taylor-Young.
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Dey Young
Filmography
Movies
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The Case of the Christmas Diamond | Margaret (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mommy's Deadly Con Artist | Christine (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deceived by My Mother-in-Law | Maggie (Character) | - | 2021 |
60% |
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Chain of Death | Vilma (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | But You Look So Good | Gina (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Unbridled | Karen Miller (Character) | - | 2017 |
38% |
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Ovation | Annabelle D'Angelo (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Northern Kingdom | Sandra (Character) | - | 2009 |
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Protecting the King | Dee (Character) | - | 2007 |
54% |
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Flicka | Esther Koop (Character) | $21.0M | 2006 |
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National Lampoon's Barely Legal | Mrs. Lewis (Character) | $26.3K | 2003 |
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Guardian | Lt. Van Buren (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The David Cassidy Story | Shirley Jones (Character) | - | 2000 |
3% |
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The Mod Squad | Mrs. Cochrane (Character) | $13.3M | 1999 |
57% |
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The Rat Pack | Jeanne Martin (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Tactical Assault | Dr. Baxter (Character) | - | 1998 |
7% |
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Shadow Conspiracy | Janet (Character) | $2.3M | 1997 |
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True Heart | Wanda (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Right to Remain Silent | School Board Member (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Pie in the Sky | Mrs. Tarnell (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Letter to My Killer | Helen Maris (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Shake, Rattle and Rock! | Kate Rambeau Sr (Character) | - | 1994 |
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No Place to Hide | Karen (Character) | $92.5K | 1993 |
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Conflict of Interest | Vera (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the Shadows, Someone's Watching | Lydia Holroyd (Character) | - | 1993 |
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Back in the USSR | Claudia (Character) | - | 1992 |
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Murder 101 | Laura Lattimore (Character) | - | 1991 |
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Spontaneous Combustion | Rachel (Character) | - | 1990 |
62% |
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The Serpent and the Rainbow | Mrs. Cassedy (Character) | $19.0M | 1988 |
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Doin' Time | Vicki Norris (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Promise of Love | Jennifer (Character) | - | 1980 |
81% |
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Rock 'n' Roll High School | Kate Rambeau (Character) | - | 1979 |
TV
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94% | 81% | This Is Us | Sally (Guest Star) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 90% | The Mentalist | Esther Doverton (Guest Star) | 2009 |
94% | 96% | Mad Men | Adele Hobart (Guest Star) | 2007 |
65% | No Score Yet | Close to Home | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
90% | 83% | Bones | Kate Corman (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
86% | 91% | Boston Legal | Sarah Berman (Guest Star) | 2004 |
56% | 79% | Star Trek: Enterprise | Keyla (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
60% | 100% | Popular | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Melrose Place | Dr. Irene Shulman (Guest Star) | 1996-1997 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
91% | 89% | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Arissa (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moloney | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Carol Martin (Character) | 1997 |
17% | No Score Yet | Baywatch Nights | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Mary Dorow (Guest Star) | 1996 |
82% | 92% | Picket Fences | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Marshal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
74% | 85% | The X-Files | Judy Bishop (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Civil Wars | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
92% | 90% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Hannah Bates (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |