Biography
Mary Sean Young is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was that of Rachael in the sci-fi Blade Runner (1982), which emerged as a significant work in popular culture; she reprised the role for Blade Runner's acclaimed sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017). She originated the character of Chani in the sci-fi Dune (1984), led the neo-noir No Way Out (1987), played Kate in Wall Street (1987), and had starring roles in the comedies Fatal Instinct (1993) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994).
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Complete Filmography

The Activated Man
2024
as Agnes Gabriel
After Ors Gabriel loses his beloved dog to cancer, the shock from the trauma produces strange vision projections that force Ors to wrestle with two po...

Heather
2024
as Caitlyn
A womanizer is lured into a kinky encounter by a provocative woman, only to discover that she was once a victim that he terrorized in high school.

Nick and Nicky
2024
as Gloria
A modern-day comedy and murder mystery inspired by the many classic Hollywood comedies of the 1930s. Essentially, the movie invokes the sparkling, wi...

Ape X Mecha Ape: New World Order
2024
as Lemuria
A group of world leaders awakens a creature beneath the ocean floor, and mankind's only hope rests on an alliance between the giant ape and his mechan...

MY-01
2023
as Dr. Athena Bennett
When an android is given a program to simulate feelings, he'll go to shocking lengths to be loved.

Joke Man
2023
as Self
Jackie Martling just may be America's last great joke teller. His savant-like ability to remember every joke he's heard since he was 8 years old, comb...

Ouija Witch
2023
as Lilith
A woman scorned. A witch out for revenge. A small town not ready for what's coming.

DC Down
2023
as President Powell
After an earthquake rocks D.C., the Army Corp races against the clock to rescue the President trapped under the rubble while a sinister plot aims to c...

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022
as Self
A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of that...

No Vacancy
2022
as Brandi Michaels
A jaded reporter is demoted to a rural news station, but her cynicism is slowly transformed when she befriends a recovering addict as she works a news...

In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were ins...

Planet Dune
2021
as Chase
A crew on a mission to rescue a marooned base on a desert planet turns deadly when the crew finds themselves hunted and attacked by the planet’s apex ...

The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
A brand new feature-length documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures exploring the making of the film, featuring dozens of new and archive interviews wi...

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Hawaii, May 1977. After the success of Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg meet to find a new project to work on together, the former as prod...

Rain Beau's End
2020
as Nat Flickerman
A prominent lesbian couple adopts a child who gets diagnosed with a genetic predisposition for violence, and they must contend with their hard-lined s...

Who Wants Dessert?
2020
as Dr. Chambers
Annie has the perfect family and life. When her therapist stops by her house unexpectedly and discovers Annie's secret, she discovers just how far An...

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
as Self
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that ...

5th Borough
2020
as Sabina
When a cash-strapped man learns his daughter has a brain tumor, he turns to his old Staten Island buddies to get back into their “family business.”

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking ...

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of...

In Vino
2019
as Linda
Its a special night for the Buoitton Family. Charles and Linda, extremely wealthy couple, invite their closest friends and family members to dinner. B...

Axcellerator
2019
as Amanda Graham
When a young car thief stumbles on the invention of the century (and the various government agencies that want to kill him), he and a sassy checkout c...

Police State
2018
Carter, a young delivery boy in Manhattan, finds himself immersed in a series of incidents and soon discovers a destructive plan for not only New York...

Healed by Grace 2 : Ten Days of Grace
2018
as Becky Cavanaugh
Jesse is approaching her 15th birthday and the only gift she desires is a horse. Unbeknownst to Jesse, her mother Brandy is in the throes of a cancer ...

Above All Things
2018
as Barbara
Bobby just needs to deal with his wife’s death, so he retreats to an old family cottage. His grief is disrupted when she comes back to haunt him, forc...

Weinstein
2018
as Self
Harvey Weinstein was once one of the most successful producers in Hollywood history, but beneath the glitz and glamour, there was a dark story of thre...

Future '38
2017
as Mabel
An American Agent from 1938 travels through time to hamstring Hitler! Transported to the year 2018, he hoodwinks hoodlums, infuriates the Fuhrer, and...

Blade Runner 2049
2017
as Rachael
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge wh...

The Networker
2017
as Margie Mangano
To save his family's printing firm, a lifelong slacker dives into the surreal world of business networking events and the oddballs who attend them.

Escape Room
2017
as Ramona
Four friends who partake in a popular Los Angeles escape room find themselves stuck with a demonically possessed killer. They have less than an hour t...

Lost Cat Corona
2017
as Roxie
A play-it-safe guy must search for his wife's missing cat, bringing him face-to-face with the colorful, wacky, and sometimes, the more dangerous eleme...

Leaves of the Tree
2016
as Sweetness
A dying man struggles to discover the secret of a mystical tree's healing leaves.

The Black Dove
2016
as Bonnie Williams
Once on top of the country music industry, a recently released felon struggles to keep his life together, find his legendary guitar and connect with a...

Bone Tomahawk
2015
as Mrs. Porter
During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. ...

Darling
2015
as Madame
A young woman slowly goes crazy after taking a job as the caretaker for an ancient New York home.

Star Trek: Renegades
2015
Ten years after the starship Voyager's return from the Delta Quadrant, the Federation is in a crisis. The Federation's main suppliers of dilithium cry...

Charlie Mantle
2014
as Ms. Mantle
20 years on the job have finally caught up to Charlie Mantle. After 2 cops are beheaded, Charlie fights to take down those responsible. Facing his fin...

My Trip Back to the Dark Side
2014
as Actress
Shawn Stone is having a bad day. The funding for his film project is not there, his personal life is in shambles, he's out of time and money. He sees ...

M.A.R.R.A
2014
as Zoe
A shadowy all-female crime organization - M.A.R.R.A - has operatives working undercover in high-risk situations - jobs that can last days or decades. ...

Random Encounters
2013
as Terri Preston
What seems to be a chance encounter one day at a coffee shop leads to a full-fledged romance, but the couple must fight for their relationship to surv...

Complicity
2013
as Cynthia Tapple Ph D.
When a seemingly fun party goes horribly awry, a group of teenagers must decide their fates.

Jug Face
2013
as Loriss
When a supernatural pit worshipped by a remote community in the woods demands a new blood sacrifice, a young woman struggles to find a way to survive ...

Gingerclown
2013
as Nelly the Spiderwoman
1983: A group of high school students are having a great time near Hollywood Hills at the weekend when they bump into the Loser from their school, Sam...

Send No Flowers
2013
as Toni Albano
Through the voice of her aging father, mafia princess Toni runs the city. But when her father is gunned down by a rival crime family, Toni joins force...

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012
as Brenda Stratford
Aspiring college cheerleader, Cassie Stratford consumes an experimental drug that grants her beauty and enough athletic ability to make the cheer squa...
The Republic
2010
as Martha Alden
What happens to a typical America family when the government collapses? How does a family stay together through bad water, food shortages, power outag...

Haunted Echoes
2008
as Laura Dykstra
Laura (Sean Young) and Guy (David Starzyk) are devastated by grief when their 8-year-old daughter, Kimberly, is murdered. Hoping to repair their tatte...

Moscow Days, L.A. Nights
2008
After the brutal murder of his friend, Russian detective Andrei finds himself in the midst of a Los Angeles diamond smuggling operation. Could Andrei'...

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
as Self
A 6 part documentary of making of Batman franchise.

Parasomnia
2008
as Madeline Volpe
Laura Baxter is a young woman, literally a "sleeping beauty," who suffers from a medical condition called "parasomnia." A childhood accident victim, s...

The Man Who Came Back
2008
as Kate
Framed for murder and left for dead, a local legend comes back to make the guilty pay as he seeks revenge on those who killed his family, in this trad...

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic 'Blade Runner', culled from 80 inter...
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007
as Self
A look back to the 2019 fashions, costumes and make-up as seen in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.

Heckler
2007
as Self
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Ja...

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
as Sybil Martin
Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse...

A Job to Kill For
2006
as Jennifer Kamplan
The senior creative executive at a top advertising agency seems to have it all. But when he takes on a protégée to save a major account, he gets far m...

The Drop
2006
as Ivy
Naive but determined young hero unexpectedly fights a mysterious power in a supernatural tale of good versus evil.

The Garden
2006
as Miss Grace Chapman
A troubled young boy and his father on a road trip stumble upon a rural farm where the elderly owner has sinister plans for the both of them involving...

Living the Dream
2006
as Brenda
"Living the Dream" is a docudrama about two friends who after being bullied as children become corrupt when growing up because they have been conditio...

Home for the Holidays
2005
as Martha McCarthy
After their parents are killed in a terrible accident, the four McMurrin children live with their loving Aunt Martha. Martha wants to adopt the childr...

Headspace
2005
as Mother
25-year-old Alex Borden's chance encounter with a mysterious stranger has found his intellect rapidly expanding, but as the power of his mind grows so...

Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery
2005
as Ann Rutka
Gay detective Donald Strachey is commissioned to protect gay activist John Rutka, known for "outing" prominent citizens.

Ghosts Never Sleep
2005
as Rebecca
Jared, a struggling writer, is haunted by a tragic past. Fact and fiction explosively collide when he writes of a dark family secret that his wife can...

Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Self / Honey
A 'mockumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star, Francis Allen Sledgewick, AKA Frank Sledge. When fame ...

A Killer Within
2004
as Rebecca 'Becky' Terrill
Addison Terrill, a former district attorney now in a lucrative private practice, has what seems to be the perfect life. But life as he knows it is tur...

Until the Night
2004
as Cosma
Robert is a writer who hasn't done much writing lately; instead, he's busy pushing the envelope with his toxic mix of boredom, drugs and a dalliance w...

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
From Disturbing Discoveries to Astonishing Arressts, and Tragic Endings. In this tv-special, E! countdowns the greatest moments in the entertainment i...

The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003
as Sandy Bateman
A college girl decides to get to know her estranged father before she begins her education, but his life turns out to be nothing that she expected.

First to Die
2003
as Joanna Wade
A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on thei...

Before I Say Goodbye
2003
as Nell MacDermott Cauliff
Nelly McDermott, the granddaughter of a prominent politician, loses her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, in a fiery boat explosion. When she's informe...

Threat of Exposure
2002
as Dr. Daryl Sheleigh
A man poses as a hypnotherapist's patient to find the truth about his missing brother.

The House Next Door
2002
as Monica
A newlywed couple move into their dream home only to find that their next door neighbor isn't as good-natured as they had initially thought.

Aftermath
2002
as Rachel Anderson
Special Agent Rachel Anderson is charged with protecting a key witness, Richard Harper. But Harper himself is a suspect in several bomb attacks, one o...

Night Class
2001
as Claire Sherwood
When Jake, a security guard in a small hotel, inadvertently helps out a beautiful burglar, he becomes a primary suspect and is quickly fired. Jake dec...

Mockingbird Don't Sing
2001
as Dr. Judy Bingham
The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for nearly...

Sugar & Spice
2001
as Mrs. Hill
When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Sq...

The Amati Girls
2001
as Christine
Four sisters who disagree about everything... except what matters most. Family.

Poor White Trash
2000
as Linda Bronco
Mike and Lenny are two buddies who dream of getting out of the trailer park. Out of desperation they resort to burglary as a means of financing Mike's...

Painful Secrets
2000
as Joyce Cottrell
Dawn isn't like other kids her age full of typical teenage angst about boys, school and parents. Her pain goes far deeper, and to deal with her emotio...

Out of Control
1998
as Lena
A woman decides to steal her mobster boyfriend's car and a whole lot of his money, then tries to hide out in a small town. With a cop and a hit man on...

The Cowboy and the Movie Star
1998
as Sean Livingston
Depressed at the thought of losing his family ranch to settle his divorce, cowboy Clint Brannan decides to drive his cattle up to their high pasture.

Motel Blue
1997
as Lana Hawking
Kyle Rivers has joined the Dpt of Defense as an investigator. Her first assignment is to do a background check on Lana Hawking, scientist for a top se...

Men
1997
as Stella James
A single young woman moves to Los Angeles, gets a job as a chef and has casual affairs.

The Invader
1997
as Annie Nilssen
A good alien from a dying race must impregnate an Earth woman to avoid extinction of his race. A bad alien whose race helped wipe out good alien's rac...

Gun
1997
as Paula
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.

Exception to the Rule
1997
as Angela Bayer
An aggressive woman tries to blackmail a married gem trader who had an affair with her.

Everything to Gain
1996
as Mallory Jordan Keswick
After losing her husband and two daughters in a robbery, Mallory must face up to her bereavement and ensuing depression.

The Proprietor
1996
as Virginia Kelly / Sally
An expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block.

Evil Has a Face
1996
as Gwen McGerrall
A talented young female police sketch artist uses her abilities to track down an evil child molester.

Mirage
1995
as Jennifer Gale
Matteo Juarez is a retired detective hired by a local businessman to follow his wife Jennifer. She has a split personality and seems to be putting her...

Bolt
1995
as Patty Deerheart
A tough New Jersey biker named Bolt travels across the country heading west. He encounters old gang rival Billy Niles.

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995
as Helen Hyde
A scientist creating perfumes inherits his great grandfather Dr. Jekyll's formula and decides to use modern technology to improve it. He ends up as an...

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
as Self
The life and career of legendary Hollywood glamour portrait photographer George Hurrell is profiled by his contemporaries including other photographer...

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994
as Marie Barth
A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

Witness to the Execution
1994
as Jessica Traynor
This movie deals with a television network hoping to draw the biggest ratings ever while televising an execution live into the home of every American ...

Witness to the Execution
1994
Second Unit Director
This movie deals with a television network hoping to draw the biggest ratings ever while televising an execution live into the home of every American ...

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Einhorn
He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to e...

Fatal Instinct
1993
as Lola Cain
Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an ass...

Model by Day
1993
as Mercedes
Lady X is a woman who works during the day as a model but turns into a fighter for justice at night with the help of her karate master Chang.

Blue Ice
1992
as Stacy Mansdorf
An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat's wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up.

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1992
as Twinkle
Eli is a burglar who is caught in the act by Twinkle, an heiress who coerces him into a sexual relationship. Their violent break-up makes him a fugiti...

Sketch Artist
1992
as Rayanne Whitfield
A sketch artist for the police helps a witness recall who she saw leaving the scene of a murder, and discovers that the person is his wife. Not willin...

Once Upon a Crime
1992
as Phoebe
On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling...

Love Crimes
1992
as Dana Greenway
An Atlanta prosecutor sets her own trap for a sex offender who poses as a famous photographer.

Forever
1992
as Mary Miles Minter
A hot-shot music video director moves into a haunted house, where he's seduced and possessed by two alluring and sexy women. One, a beautiful ghost, t...

A Kiss Before Dying
1991
as Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father...

Fire Birds
1990
as Billie Lee Guthries
A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartel...

Cousins
1989
as Tish Kozinski
Two couples go to a mutual friend's wedding and end up swapping partners.

The Boost
1988
as Linda Brown
Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws, poor Lenny finds him...

Wall Street
1987
as Kate Gekko
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthles...

Arena Brains
1987
as Artist
A short film by painter-turned-filmmaker Robert Longo, "Arena Brains" is a series of interlocking vignettes set in and around the art world of 1980s N...

No Way Out
1987
as Susan Atwell
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretar...

Blood & Orchids
1986
as Leonore Bergman
Hester Murdoch is found naked and nearly beaten to death by four young Hawaiian men on the beach and taken to the hospital. Some of the men didn't wan...

Under the Biltmore Clock
1985
as Myra Harper
It's 1920 and romance is in bloom at the Biltmore Hotel under its famous clock. For Myra Harper, age 21, it's time to stop "playing around" and find a...

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
1985
as Susan Matthews-Loomis
A paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from hunters who want to capture them.

Dune
1984
as Chani
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spi...

Destination Dune
1983
as Self
A short documentary that was originally produced to promote the film at conventions and publicity events in the lead-up to its release.

Young Doctors in Love
1982
as Dr. Stephanie Brody
An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order...

Blade Runner
1982
as Rachael
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have ...

Stripes
1981
as Louise Cooper
John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.

Jane Austen in Manhattan
1980
as Ariadne Charlton
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.