Leigh Taylor-Young
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Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1944 in Washington, D.C., as simply Leigh Taylor) is an American actress. Her sister is actress Dey Young.
She is probably best known for her role as "furniture" girl, Shirl in the cult science fiction film Soylent Green (1973), opposite Charlton Heston, and for her television roles on Peyton Place, Dallas, Picket Fences, and the soap opera Passions. She starred in several films, including her debut on I Love You, Alice B. Toklas, as well as the original version of The Big Bounce (1969).
Taylor-Young was the daughter of a U.S. diplomat who was stationed in Washington but was raised in Michigan when her divorced mother remarried an advertising executive. For a period of time, she attended Northwestern University in Illinois, but instead of graduating she went into acting full time.
Taylor-Young has made guest appearances on McCloud, Fantasy Island, Love Boat, Spenser for Hire, Hart to Hart, Hotel, Outlaws, Evening Shade, Young Riders, Empty Nest, Murder She Wrote, Malibu Shores, 7th Heaven, The Pretender, Beverly Hills, 90210, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine where she played the mother of Ezri Dax (Nicole De Boer) in the episode Prodigal Daughter.
She appeared on Aaron Spelling's daytime drama Sunset Beach during 1997. Currently, she plays the role of Katherine Barrett Crane on the NBC soap opera Passions, alongside fellow soap opera veterans such as John Riley, Andrea Evans, and Sharon Wyatt.
Taylor-Young was married to actor Ryan O'Neal during (1967-74), who was the father of her only child, Patrick, who was born on September 14, 1967, who works for Fox Sports Network. She was also married to Guy McElwayne in 1978, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1984. She is 5'9" tall and has reddish hair.
[edit] External links
- Leigh Taylor-Young at the Internet Movie Database
- Leigh Taylor-Young article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.
- Official site
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