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Also known as Mary Sean Young

American actress

Person · Open Library

Works
13

Top works

  • Love and Cherish
  • Mcclendon Thanksgiving
  • Dangerous Destiny
  • Soul's Burden
  • On the Shoulders of Giants

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Acting · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Sean Young, born Mary Sean Young on November 20, 1959, in Louisville, Kentucky, is an American actress recognized for her roles in 1980s sci-fi and thrillers. A former model and dancer trained at the School of American Ballet, she debuted in Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980) and broke through with Stripes (1981), followed by her iconic portrayal of replicant Rachael in Blade Runner (1982) opposite…

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  • Guillotine — Self - Narrator (voice)2025
  • Crave — Brigitte2025
  • The Dummy Detective — Harriet Hubbard2025
  • The Activated Man — Agnes Gabriel2024
  • Nick and Nicky — Gloria2024
  • Ape X Mecha Ape: New World Order — Lemuria2024
  • Heather — Caitlyn2024
  • Icons Unearthed: Batman — Self2024
  • MY-01 — Dr. Athena Bennett2023
  • DC Down — President Powell2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1945-11-12
2008 universal fire victimbluescanadianclassic rockcontemporary folkcountry

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
137
Total plays
602

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

    · 2020 · cited 34,734x

  2. ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge

    · 2015 · cited 30,181x

  3. The ERA5 global reanalysis

    · 2020 · cited 22,805x

  4. Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2

    · 2019 · cited 20,048x

  5. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

    · 2001 · cited 18,520x

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Key facts

Born
Mary Sean Young , ( 1959-11-20 ) November 20, 1959 (age 66) , Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1980–present
Spouses
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Website
maryseanyoung .com

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maryseanyoung.com
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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). She rose to prominence for her roles in Blade Runner, Young Doctors in Love (both 1982), Dune (1984), No Way Out, Wall Street (both 1987), Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1992) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). Since the 2000s, she has predominantly appeared in independent projects, with the exception of The Young and the Restless (2010–2011) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

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