My Take
Sean Young is one of those actresses who burned bright and strange in Hollywood and I genuinely can't look away. She came up as a dancer and model out of Louisville, Kentucky — that Scorpio drive evident from the start — and broke through with Stripes in 1981 before landing one of the most iconic roles of the decade as Rachael in Blade Runner. That performance was electric: cool, mysterious, heartbreaking. Then Dune followed in 1984, and she was building a real sci-fi legacy. The 1990s got messy in very public ways, and yes, she holds a rare double Razzie from 1992, but honestly that just cements her as a figure too interesting to ignore. She never quite fit the mold Hollywood wanted, and that friction is exactly what made her fascinating. Underrated, underused, and still someone I'd watch in anything.
Overview
Mary Sean Lujan (née Young, born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is known for starring in science-fiction and comedy films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, although she has performed in many genres. Young's first successful film was the comedy Stripes (1981).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sean Young
- Name (Japanese)
- ショーン・ヤング
- Reading
- しょーん・やんぐ
- Born
- November 20, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- dancer / model / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cleveland Heights High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1992 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
- 1992 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://maryseanyoung.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.