Karen Young (actress)
Karen Young (born September 29, 1958 in Pequannock , New Jersey , USA ) is an American actress .
Life
Young attended Rutgers University . She has five younger siblings. She moved to New York City to act . In the theater she appeared in the play A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard . She made her cinema debut in the action drama Handgun - Der Waffennarr (1983), in which she played the leading role.
In the course of her career, Young has played over thirty roles, including in the anti-war film Birdy (1984) by director Alan Parker with Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage , in 9 1/2 weeks (1986) by Adrian Lyne with Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger , in the thriller The Woman Killer (1988) by Martin Campbell with Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon and in the action film Daylight (1996) by Rob Cohen with Sylvester Stallone . She worked as director, screenwriter and producer on the short films A Blink of Paradise (1992) and The Pesky Suitor (1995). In the psychological thriller Mercy - The Dark Side of Lust (2000) by Damian Harris with Ellen Barkin and Peta Wilson , Young portrayed both victim and perpetrator. Between 2002 and 2006, she was seen in several episodes of the television series The Sopranos .
Karen Young was married to actor Tom Noonan for some time and has two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: Handgun - The Gun Fool (Handgun)
- 1984: Birdy
- 1986: 9½ weeks (Nine 1/2 weeks)
- 1987: Jaws 4 - The settlement (Jaws: The Revenge)
- 1988: The Woman Killer (Criminal Law)
- 1988: The Cuckoo's Egg (Torch Song Trilogy)
- 1991: To Hell, Mrs. Love (The Boy Who Cried Bitch)
- 1996: Daylight
- 2000: Mercy - The Dark Side of Lust (Mercy)
- 2001: Criminal Intent (TV series, episode 1x05)
- 2002–2006: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2005: Factotum
- 2005: To the south (Vers le sud)
- 2008: Restless
- 2008: Bonne année
- 2009: Handsome Harry
- 2010: Two Gates of Sleep
Web links
- Karen Young at the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Young, Karen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pequannock , New Jersey , USA |