Shelby Young is an American actress. She is known for her roles on American Horror Story, Days of Our Lives, The Social Network and in the Star Wars video games, as well as her presence on social media.
Shelby Young | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Early life
editYoung was born in Florida and always wanted to be an actor. As a child, she loved performing for her friends and family, and performed in pageantry, theater and commercials while living there.[citation needed]
As she has grown, her career focus has shifted to voice over and motion capture acting for animation and video.[1]
Career
editYoung's first television role was in 2001 when she played the role of Sue Ann Butler on the Showtime series Going to California. In 2002, Young played Stephanie in the unaired pilot for LazyTown.[2] From 2005 to 2008, she had a recurring role as Jennifer on Everybody Hates Chris, and from 2009 to 2011, she recurred on Days of Our Lives as Kinsey. Young has also had guest starring roles on the MTV series Awkward (2011), Ghost Whisperer (2006), and Freddie (2006). She then co-starred in the Universal Studios film Wild Child (2008). In 2010, Young played the role of KC in the film The Social Network.[citation needed]
In 2011, she had a recurring role as Leah on American Horror Story: Murder House, the first season in the anthology series. In addition, Young played the role of Rose in The Midnight Game, which was released in 2013 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.[3]
Young starred in the found-footage horror film Nightlight;[4] the film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on March 27, 2015.[5] That same year, she appeared in the film The House Sitter opposite Kate Ashfield. She also starred in the horror-thriller film A Haunting in Cawdor, which was released in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2015,[6] and in the United States in March 2016.[7]
As a voice actress, Young is known in the Star Wars galaxy for voicing multiple characters across their animation titles and video games. Her most notable role may be voicing Princess Leia Organa in projects like Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, the Disney Channel series Star Wars Forces of Destiny and the Disney Plus TV special, Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation.[8] Young is also known by video game fans for her work as Soph Blazkowicz, whom she brought to life through both voice and movement via MoCap, in Wolfenstein: Youngblood as one of the first-ever playable female characters in the long-standing franchise. Young's resume includes other AAA franchises such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, Final Fantasy and Dead Rising 3, where she voiced and provided mocap for the lead role of Annie. Young currently recurs as Rayna on Nickelodeon's, Baby Shark's Big Show!, as Captain Bragg and others on the Disney Plus series Star Wars The Bad Batch.[9] Shelby can also be heard in recent hit releases God of War: Ragnarök as Skuld and Horizon Call of the Mountain as Hami.[10]
Young has been doing voice impressions on TikTok, YouTube and other social media platforms and has amassed a following of over 7 million users between the platforms.[11][12]
Filmography
editLive-action
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Wishing Stone | Shelby | |
| 2005 | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | Teenage Fan | |
| 2006 | Waltzing Anna | Catherine Rhoades | |
| 2008 | Wild Child | Ruby | |
| 2010 | The Social Network | K.C. | |
| 2013 | First | Brittany | Short Film |
| 2013 | The Midnight Game | Rose | |
| 2014 | 2 Bedroom 1 Bath | Sienna | |
| 2014 | #Hacked | Ryder Tate | Short film |
| 2015 | Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Spooky Girl | |
| 2015 | Nightlight | Robin | |
| 2015 | A Haunting in Cawdor | Vivian Miller | |
| 2015 | Augustine | Keri | Short film |
| 2016 | Katie Goes To College | Heather |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Going to California | Sue Ann Butler | Episode: "Hurricane Al: A Tale of Key Largo" |
| 2002 | Lazytown | Stephanie | Unaired pilot |
| 2005–08 | Everybody Hates Chris | Jennifer Thompson | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Young Stacy | Episode: "Friendly Neighborhood Ghost" |
| 2006 | Freddie | Emma | Episode: "Freddie and the Hot Mom" |
| 2008 | Zip | Noreen | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009–11 | Days of Our Lives | Kinsey | 59 episodes |
| 2011 | Awkward | Danielle | Episode: "My Super Bitter Sweet Sixteen" |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Leah | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Mackenzie Acklin | Episode: "Through the Looking Glass" |
| 2014 | What's Next for Sarah? | Gloriana | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Checked Out | Mya | Television film |
| 2015 | The House Sitter | Amy Lawrence |
Voice acting
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | ADR Voice | |
| 2006 | Apocalypto | ADR Voice | |
| 2007 | Underdog | ADR Voice | |
| 2009 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | ADR Voice | |
| 2010 | My Soul To Take | ADR Voice | |
| 2015 | Jem and the Holograms | ADR Voice | |
| 2015 | The Night Before | ADR Voice | |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | ADR Voice | |
| 2016 | Deidra & Laney Rob a Train | ADR Voice | |
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Additional Voices | |
| 2017 | The Boss Baby | ADR Voice | |
| 2017 | Baywatch | ADR Voice | |
| 2017 | Okja | ADR Voice | |
| 2017 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | ADR Voice | |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | ADR Voice | |
| 2017 | Flatliners | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Status Update | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | I Can Only Imagine | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | The Miracle Season | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Game Over, Man! | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Midnight Sun | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Truth or Dare | group: Loop Who's Talking | |
| 2018 | I Feel Pretty | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Life Of The Party | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Tag | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Night Hunter | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Look Away | ADR Voice | |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | ADR Voice | |
| 2019 | Troop Zero | ADR Voice | |
| 2019 | The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part | Loop Group | |
| 2019 | Happy Death Day 2U | ADR Voice | |
| 2019 | The Dirt | ADR Voice | |
| 2019 | The Perfect Date | ADR Voice | |
| 2019 | UglyDolls | ADR Voice | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | ADR Loop Group | |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | ADR Voice | |
| 2020 | Like a Boss | ADR Voice | |
| 2020 | Butter | ADR Voice | |
| 2020 | The F**k-It List | ADR Voice | |
| 2020 | Chemical Hearts | ADR Voice | |
| 2020 | The Babysitter: Killer Queen | ADR Voice | |
| 2020 | Asphalt Burning | Nina | English dub |
| 2020 | Freaky | ADR Voice | |
| 2020 | The Craft: Legacy | ADR Voice | |
| 2021 | Seance | ADR Voice | |
| 2021 | Vivo | Additional Voices/ADR Voice | |
| 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | ADR Voice | |
| 2021 | The J Team | ADR Voice | |
| 2021 | Night of the Animated Dead | Script Reader and Vocal Stand-In | |
| 2021 | Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin | ADR Voice | |
| 2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Mini Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men | Uncredited |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | ADR Voice | |
| 2022 | The In Between | ADR Voice | |
| 2022 | Marmaduke | Shantrelle | |
| 2022 | Last Seen Alive | Additional Voices | |
| 2022 | Luck | Loop Group | |
| 2022 | Lyle, Lyle Crocodile | Additional Voices | |
| 2022 | Disenchanted | ADR Voice | |
| 2022 | Last Seen Alive | Additional Voices | |
| 2022 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | ADR Voice | |
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | ADR Voice | |
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | ADR Loop Group | |
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | ADR Voice | |
| 2023 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Additional Voices | |
| 2023 | Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie | The Magician | |
| 2023 | The Nun II | Loop Group | |
| 2023 | Leo | Additional Voices | |
| 2023 | Baby Shark's Big Movie! | Rayna Manta | |
| 2023 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | ADR Voice | |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Mini Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men | Uncredited [13] |
| 2024 | Unfrosted | Additional Voices | |
| 2024 | My Oni Girl | Aoi (Oni), Hinata, Jun, Mei | English dub |
| 2024 | Borderlands | ADR Cast | |
| 2024 | Afraid | ADR Voice | |
| 2024 | Uglies | ADR Voice | |
| 2024 | Almost Popular | Siri's Voice | Completed |
| 2024 | Hitpig! | Catchvan | In-Production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Famous in Love | ADR Voice | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Star Wars Forces of Destiny | Princess Leia Organa, Princess Kneesaa | 11 episodes |
| 2018 | The Purge | ADR Voice | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Splitting Up Together | ADR Voice | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Trinkets | ADR Voice | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Looking for Alaska | ADR Voice | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | See | ADR Voice | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Thing About Harry | ADR Voice | TV movie |
| 2020 | Cyanide & Happiness Shorts | Wanda | TV series short, 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Twilight Zone | ADR Voice | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | ADR Voice | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Cave Club | Emberly, Tyra, Cave Tot | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Spirit Riding Free: Ride Along Adventure | Bandit, Female Guard | TV Short |
| 2020-2021 | The Stand | ADR Voice | 9 episodes |
| 2021 | WandaVision | ADR Voice | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | ADR Voice | 1 episode |
| 2018-2021 | Into The Dark | ADR Voice | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Launchpad | ADR Voice | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Arthur's Law | Claudia Lehmann | 5 episodes, English Dub [14] |
| 2021 | Pen15 | ADR Voice | 1 episode |
| 2019-2021 | Riverdale | La Llorona, ADR Voice | 2 episodes[15] |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | K-344, Child | English dub Episode: "Tatooine Rhapsody"[16] |
| 2021 | Arcane | Additional Voices | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales | Princess Leia Organa | TV special |
| 2022 | Joe vs. Carole | ADR Voice | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | ADR Voice | 6 episodes |
| 2018-2022 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | ADR Voice | 24 episodes |
| 2022 | In The Dark | ADR Voice | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | ADR Voice | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Vindicators | Drizz | TV series short, 1 episode |
| 2022 | Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation | Princess Leia Organa | TV special |
| 2022 | Wild Card: Shuffled | GPS | 1 episode |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | ADR Voice | TV special |
| 2022-2023 | Willow | Additional Voices | 7 episodes |
| 2020-2023 | The Mandalorian | Additional Voices/ADR Voice | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Like Crazy by Jimin | Voiceover Sample | Music Video |
| 2023 | American Born Chinese | Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | Additional Voices | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Special Ops: Lioness | ADR Voice | 1 episode |
| 2023 | Captain Fall | Additional Voices | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Lego Star Wars Shorts: Vader's Vacation | Princess Leia Organa | Youtube Video[17] |
| 2023 | Ahsoka | C1-D1, Additional Voices | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Strange Planet | Tween, Narrator #2, Random Being, Balloon Being, Being, Being #3, Waitbeing, Being #1, Cook, Early Being #1 | 5 episode |
| 2021-2023 | Loki | ADR Voice | 11 episodes |
| 2023 | Carol & the End of the World | Guest Performer | 6 episodes |
| 2021-2023 | What If...? | Additional Voices | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | ADR Voice | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | ADR Voice | 6 episodes |
| 2023-2024 | Epic Career Quest | Prism | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | X-Men '97 | Additional Voices | 6 episodes |
| 2021–2024 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Captain Bragg, Bayrn, Yanna, Lenk, Ailish, Nanny Droid, Axis Droids, PA Voice, Patron, Tactical Droid | 9 episodes |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Tales of the Empire | Nadura, Villager #3 | 2 episodes[18] |
| 2024 | Bloodhound | Frances | 6 episodes (podcast series) |
| 2024 | The Acolyte | Elder Naasa | Episode: "Destiny" [19] |
| 2020–2024 | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Rayna, Splashley, Clam, Sea Snail, Daddy Fan, Ocean Sunfish, PA Voice, Robot Female Fish, Kids | 36 episodes |
| 2023-2024 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | Toda-Joh, Mada Vangu, Eunice Ino, Youngling #1, Villager #1, Gangul Recruit #1 | 10 episodes |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Shorts | Toda-Joh | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy | Princess Leia, Sulky Kid | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | What We Do in the Shadows | Translation App Voice | 1 episode[20] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dead Rising 3 | Annie | Also motion-capture |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Aurelia Jourvel, Light-Keeper Menoit, Dralcia Keleth | High Isle DLC |
| 2016 | Paladins: Champions of the Realm | Pirate's Treasure Io | |
| 2016 | Battlefield 1 | Becca Cocchiola | |
| 2017 | Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | Minnie Smith, Script Supervisor | Also motion-capture |
| 2019 | Wolfenstein: Youngblood | Soph Blazkowicz | |
| 2020 | Legends of Runeterra | Yordle Squire, Salty Spinner, Vulpine Wanderer | |
| 2020 | Guardian Tales | Knight Lady Lapice, Dragon Talon Clan Ranpang, Fire Dragon Girgas | |
| 2020 | Genshin Impact | Jiangzhou, Clerk Zhao, Siyu, Bao'er | [21] |
| 2020 | Bugsnax | Cellystix, Chocolant, Spaghider, Cappucceetle | |
| 2020 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge | Additional Voices | |
| 2021 | Bright Memory: Infinite | Shelia | [22] |
| 2022 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Princess Leia Organa | [23] |
| 2022 | Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Other | English dub[24] |
| 2022 | God of War Ragnarök | Skuld, Walla Performer | Also motion capture |
| 2023 | Forspoken | Boy, Boy 1, Boy 5, Noble Boy, Orwin | |
| 2023 | Horizon Call of the Mountain | Hami | Also motion-capture |
| 2023 | Star Wars: Jedi Survivor | Anchorite, T1N8, Bedlam Raider | Also motion-capture[25] |
| 2023 | Harry Potter: Magic Awakened | Esme Page | |
| 2023 | Spider-Man 2 | Additional Voices | |
| 2024 | Persona 3 Reload | Yuko Nishiwaki | English dub |
| 2024 | Slave Zero X | Regent (Female) | |
| 2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Additional Voices | English dub |
| 2024 | What If...? An Immersive Story | Miss Minutes | |
| 2024 | Hades II | Arachne |
References
edit- ^ a b Schultis, Savannah (January 21, 2021). "Q&A With Actress Shelby Young". The Oracle. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Aisha Nozari (October 9, 2022). "'Pink haired girl' star from Lazy Town pilot shares beautiful memory of Robbie Rotten actor who tragically died".
- ^ "Play The Midnight Game at Home". Dread Central. May 7, 2014.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (March 28, 2015). "Film Review: 'Nightlight'". Variety. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Apple Trailers; NIGHTLIGHT'". Apple.
- ^ "A Haunting In Cawdor Review". Screen Relish. October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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- ^ "'Star Wars Forces of Destiny' to feature Leia, Rey, Jyn and other heroines". ABC News. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Captain Bragg Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Young, Shelby. "About". Shelby-Young.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Young's TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ "ShelbyYoung". YouTube. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ Shelby Young [@shelby_young] (March 22, 2024). "WHO YA GONNA CALL?! The Mini-Pufts are back! I'm overjoyed to get to be a part of bringing these little chaos marshmallows to life again in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire!!! #voiceover #ghostbustersfrozenempire" (Tweet). Retrieved March 22, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Young, Shelby. "ARTHUR'S LAW CLAUDIA LEHMANN".
- ^ Young, Shelby. "RIVERDALE LA LLORONA".
- ^ "Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts". StarWars.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Young, Shelby. "LEGO STAR WARS SHORTS VADER'S VACATION PRINCESS LEIA".
- ^ Erdmann, Kevin (May 4, 2024). "Star Wars: Tales Of The Empire Episode Guide". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Shelby Young on X: "so grateful to have lent my voice to elder naasa..." X (formerly Twitter). June 14, 2024.
- ^ What We Do in the Shadows Season 6 Episode 3 "Sleep Hypnosis"
- ^ Young, Shelby. "GENSHIN IMPACT JIANGZHOU / CLERK ZHAO / SIYU / BAO'ER MIHOYO".
- ^ VideoGameCredits. "End Credits Bright Memory: Infinite". Youtube.
- ^ Shelby Young [@shelby_young] (April 5, 2022). "This has been, hands down, one of the hardest secrets of my career to keep. But finally, I can spill the blue milk — I voice Princess Leia Organa in #LegoStarWarsTheSkywalkerSaga!!!! #starwars #voiceover @LSWGame" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Star Ocean: The Divine Force (2022 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Young, Shelby. "STAR WARS JEDI SURVIVOR ANCHORITE (voice & mocap), T1N8, BEDLAM RAIDER".
External links
edit- Shelby Young at IMDb