Young, Dey 1955-

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Young, Dey 1955-

PERSONAL

Born July 28, 1955, in Bloomfield Hills, MI; daughter of Donald E. and Pauline (a sociologist) Young; sister of Leigh Taylor-Young (an actress) and Lance Young (a writer and director); married David Ladd (an actor and producer), 1982; stepchildren: Jordan Ladd (an actress). Education: Trained at the Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.

Addresses:

Agent—Devon Jackson, Trademark Talent, 4758 Allott Ave., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Career:

Actress. Off Balance Productions, principal. Also a sculptor.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors' Equity Association.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Kate Rambeau, Rock 'n' Roll High School (also known as Disco High and Girls' Gym), New World Pictures, 1979.

Caroline, Strange Behavior (also known as Dead Kids, Human Experiments, Shadowlands, Small Town Massacre, and Strange Behaviour), World Northal, 1981.

Teen girl in prologue, Strange Invaders, Orion, 1983.

Vicki Norris, Doin' Time, Warner Bros., 1985.

Amy, The Running Man (also known as Running Man), TriStar, 1987.

Rosi, Zaertliche Chaoten (also known as Lovable Zanies and Three Crazy Jerks), Tivoli, 1987.

Waitress, Spaceballs (also known as Mel Brooks "Spaceballs," Planet Moron, A mais louca odisseia no espaco, Avaruusboltsit, Balle spaziali, Bilele spatiale, Det vaaras foer rymden, Kosmiczne jaja, La folle histoire de l'espace, La loca historia de las galaxias, Rumnodderne, S.O.S.—Tem um louco solto no escapo, Spaceballs—Mel Brooks' verrueckte Raumfahrt, Svermirske loptice, and Uergolyhok), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987.

Mrs. Cassedy, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Universal, 1988.

Starke Zeiten, Tivoli, 1988.

Lily Weiss, Aram (short film), 1989.

Rachel, Spontaneous Combustion (also known as Fire Syndrome), Taurus Entertainment, 1989.

Snobby salesperson, Pretty Woman (also known as $3000, Isha Yaffa, Miscoda no, Mujer bonita, Uma linda mulher, Um sonho de mulher, Une jolie femme, and Zgodna zena), Buena Vista, 1990.

Johnny's ex-wife, Frankie and Johnny (also known as Frankie & Johnny), Paramount, 1991.

Claudia, Back in the U.S.S.R., Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

Karen, No Place to Hide, Cannon, 1993.

Gail, Executive Decision (also known as Critical Decision), Warner Bros., 1996.

Mrs. Tarnell, Pie in the Sky, Fine Line Features, 1996.

Elke, Last Chance Love (also known as Hong Kong—Eine Liebe fuers Leben), Lau Film International, 1997.

Janet, Shadow Conspiracy (also known as The Shadow Program), Buena Vista, 1997.

Wanda, True Heart, Orion, 1997.

Eloise Kirkland, Something between Us (short film), American Film Institute, 1999.

Mrs. Cochrane, The Mod Squad, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999.

Mrs. Howard, Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (also known as A Dog's Tale, Shiloh II, and Shiloh II: A Dog's Tale), Warner Bros., 1999.

Lieutenant Van Buren, Guardian (also known as The Guardian), Helkon Filmverleih, 2000.

Mrs. Lewis, After School Special (also known as National Lampoon's "Barely Legal" and Almost legal—Echte Jungs machen's selbst), Sony Pictures Releasing, 2003.

Dallas gate agent, Red Eye, DreamWorks, 2005.

Esther Koop, Flicka (also known as My Friend Flicka), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Sandra, The Northern Kingdom, Stuffed Olive, 2006.

Dee, Protecting the King (also known as The Head-Hunter, Raised on Rock, Riding with Elvis, Riding with the King, and Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll), Echo Bridge Entertainment, 2007.

Marilyn, What Just Happened?, Warner Bros., 2008.

Film Work:

Producer of projects.

Television Appearances; Series:

Marnie Shepard, Extreme, ABC, 1995.

Sally Caulfield-MacBride, The Marshal, ABC, 1995.

Dr. Irene Shulman, Melrose Place, Fox, 1996-99.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Girl at door, Love for Rent, ABC, 1979.

Jennifer, The Promise of Love, CBS, 1980.

Cathleen, Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story, CBS, 1986.

Professor Victoria Gray, Not Quite Human II, Disney Channel, 1989.

Susan Martin, The Gifted One, NBC, 1989.

Professor Laura Lattimore, Murder 101, USA Network, 1991.

Lydia Holroyd, In the Shadows, Someone's Watching (also known as With Harmful Intent), NBC, 1993.

Vera, Conflict of Interest, HBO, 1993.

Joan, MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice, NBC, 1994.

Kate Rambeau, Shake, Rattle and Rock! (also known as Glory Days), Showtime, 1994.

Helen Maris, Letter to My Killer, USA Network, 1995.

School board member, The Right to Remain Silent, Showtime, 1996.

Dr. Baxter, Tactical Assault, HBO, 1998.

Jeanne Martin, The Rat Pack, HBO, 1998.

Katherine Parker, A Chance of Snow, Lifetime, 1998.

Shirley Jones, The David Cassidy Story, NBC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Cathy, "Dark Fire," Code Red, ABC, 1981.

Karen Lindley, "Hart, Line and Sinker," Hart to Hart (also known as Hart & Hart, Detectivii Hart, Hart aber herzlich, Par i hjaerter, Par i hjerter, and Pour l'amour du risque), ABC, 1981.

Mary Beth, "The Protectors of the People," Walking Tall, NBC, 1981.

Linda Silver, "Requiem for a Cop," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1983.

"The Hostage," Bring 'em Back Alive, CBS, 1983.

Emily Jameson, "Welcome to Springwood," Freddy's Nightmares (also known as Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series, Freddy, le cauchemar de vos nuits, Freddyn painajaiset, Las pesadillas de Freddy, and Les cauchemars de Freddy), syndicated, 1989.

Hannah Bates, "The Masterpiece Society," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1992.

"A Better Mousetrap," Dark Justice, CBS, 1992.

"The Road Not Taken," The Young Riders (also known as Pony express), ABC, 1992.

"You'll Never Know," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1992.

Judy Bishop, "Born Again," The X-Files, Fox, 1994.

Claire Dumas, "Kissing Cousins," The Marshal, ABC, 1995.

Carol Bromley, "The Z Files," Picket Fences (also known as Smalltown USA, High Secret City—La ville du grand secret, La famiglia Brock, Picket Fences—Tatort Gartenzaun, Rome—Stadt im Zwielicht, Rooman sheriffi, Sheriffen, Smaastadsliv, and Un drole de sherif), CBS, 1996.

Detective Harrison, "Code of Silence," Baywatch Nights (also known as Detectives on the Beach, Malibu Club, Mitch Buchannon, Baywatch—A remuelet ejszakai, Los vigilantes de la noche, and Un prive a Malibu), syndicated, 1996.

Mary Dorowman, "Something Foul in Flappieville," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1996.

Arissa, "A Simple Investigation," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1997.

Diane Trent, "Fatal Impact: Parts 1 & 2," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1997.

Gillian Somerset, "Loved and Lost," Moloney, CBS, 1997.

Helen Palermo, "Excessive Force," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1997.

Carol Martin, "Last Supper," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1998.

Woman, "Escape from Val-catraz," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyuards), syndicated, 1999.

"Say Something," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1999.

Jean Ford, "Booty Camp," Popular (also known as Suositut), The WB, 2000.

Jean Ford, "Ex, Lies and Videotape," Popular (also known as Suositut), The WB, 2000.

Jean Ford, "The Sweetest Taboo," Popular (also known as Suositut), The WB, 2000.

Elena Wharton, "Gideon's Crossover," The Practice, ABC, 2001.

Elena Wharton, "What Child Is This?," The Practice, ABC, 2001.

Jean Ford, "You Don't Tug on Superman's Cape " You Don't Spit into the Wind … You Don't Pull the Mask off the Ol' Lone Ranger and You Don't Mess around with Big Bertha Muffin" (also known as "Big Bertha"), Popular (also known as Suositut), The WB, 2001.

Keyla, "Two Days and Two Nights," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Series V, and Star Trek: Untitled Fifth Series), UPN, 2002.

Susan Cooper, "Illusions," The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2002.

Congressperson, "Third Day Story," The West Wing (also known as West Wing and El ala oeste de la Casablanca), NBC, 2004.

Sarah Berman, "Questionable Characters," Boston Legal (also known as Fleet Street, The Practice: Fleet Street, and The Untitled Practice), ABC, 2004.

Sylvia, "Bleeding Heart," Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2004.

Taylor Parker Kent, "All the News Fit to Print," Crossing Jordan (also known as Untitled Tim Kring Project), NBC, 2004.

Commander Candace Carson, "Dream Team," JAG, CBS, 2005.

Commander Candace Carson, "Fit for Duty," JAG, CBS, 2005.

Judge Barnez, "Homecoming," Close to Home (also known as American Crime and Fiscal Chase), CBS, 2006.

Kate Corman, "The Woman in the Garden," Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, 2006.

Adele Hobart, "Shoot," Mad Men, American Movie Classics, 2007.

Appeared in other programs, including Dragnet (also known as L.A. Dragnet), ABC and USA Network. Appeared as Kate Cherot in "Duty to Serve," an unaired episode of The Lyon's Den (also known as I lovens hule and Lain luola), NBC. Some sources cite an appearance in Civil Wars, ABC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Sis Gooseberry, Sitcom, HBO, 1983.

Mona Feldman, The Antagonists, CBS, 1991.

Detective Kronenberg, The Streets of Beverly Hills, ABC, 1992.

Some sources cite an appearance in Lessons Learned, HBO, 2000.

Stage Appearances:

Sweet Bird of Youth, Gene Dynarski Theatre, Hollywood, CA, c. 1980.

Eve, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, Theatre Geo, Hollywood, CA, 1994.

Valerie Jones, Playback (one-act), Court Theatre, 1997.

Appeared in other productions, including Bullshot Crummond, Estes Park Theatre; Cycles, Old Vic Festival Theatre, London; and Love's Labour's Lost, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London.