Sean Young

Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is best known for her performances in films from the 1980s such as Blade Runner (1982), Dune (1984), No Way Out (1987), Wall Street (1987) and Cousins (1989).

Early life

She was born as Mary Sean Young in Louisville, Kentucky, daughter of Donald Young Jr., a television producer and journalist, and Lee Guthrie (born Mary Lee Kane), a screenwriter, public relations executive, and journalist. Young graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, followed by the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. She also attended the School of American Ballet in New York. Before becoming an actress, Young worked as a model and dancer.

Film career

The 1980s

Young began her film career in 1980 in the film Jane Austen in Manhattan, followed by a role in the 1981 film Stripes. She then played the female lead, Rachael, alongside Harrison Ford in the classic science fiction film Blade Runner (1982). On television in 1986, Young played the female lead opposite Lenny Von Dohlen in Under the Biltmore Clock, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's story Myra Meets His Family. The following year, she had a small role in the film Wall Street as the wife of Michael Douglas's character, Gordon Gekko. Her role was originally intended to be larger, but was significantly reduced due to clashes with Oliver Stone.

Sean Young (psychologist)

This article is about the psychologist. For the actress, see Sean Young.

Sean D. Young (born 1979) is a behavioral psychologist and assistant professor with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He serves as the Executive Director of the University of California Institute for Predictive Technology (UCIPT) and the UCLA Center for Digital Behavior (CDB).

Background

Young received his undergraduate degree in Ethnomusicology from UCLA, and his master’s degree in Health Services Research and PhD in Psychology from Stanford University. Prior to joining UCLA as a postdoctoral fellow, Young worked in technology and user behavior/human factors at the NASA Ames Research Center and Cisco Systems. Since 2011, he has been an assistant professor-in-residence with the UCLA Department of Family Medicine.

Research interests

Young’s research focuses on the science behind human behavioral change. He is known for work on a range of issues related to technology, including how to implement social media in behavioral change interventions, how social technologies can predict behavior,wearable sensors, and the relationship between online and offline behavior. He has received grants to study how social media and mobile technologies can be used to predict and change behaviors in the areas of health and medicine, consumer behavior, cybersecurity, and crime.