Family

She is the daughter of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 businessman Peter Young and Tania Verstak

Tania Verstak

Tania Verstak of Australia was Miss Australia in 1961 and Miss International in 1962.-Early life:Tania was born in Tianjin, China to Russian couple Vladimir and Valentina Verstak. They immigrated to Australia when she was 10 years old and settled in Manly, New South Wales...

, a woman of Russian origin who was Miss Australia

Miss Australia

Miss Australia is the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest/Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was named....

 1961 and Miss International 1962.

Career

Her acting career has spanned sixteen years so far, from 1994 to present. She has made appearances in films such as the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released in the United States and India as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film is the first instalment in the Harry Potter film series,...

, in which she played the Grey Lady

The Grey Lady

The Grey Lady or The Gray Lady may refer to:*The Gray Lady, a nickname for The New York Times newspaper, in reference to its tradition of presenting many words and few pictures*The Gray Lady, a spirit from Ghostbusters....

, one of the Hogwarts ghosts, and Johnny English

Johnny English

Johnny English is a 2003 British action comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. The film stars Rowan Atkinson as the incompetent titular English spy, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tim Pigott-Smith and Ben Miller in supporting roles...

, in which she played Pegasus' secretary. Young also has a non-speaking part in the 2010 re-make Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans (2010 film)

Clash of the Titans is a 2010 fantasy and action remake of the 1981 film of the same name . The story is very loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. Directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Sam Worthington, the film was originally set for standard release on March 26, 2010...

, playing Greek Goddess Hera

Hera

Hera was the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage. Her counterpart in the religion of ancient Rome was Juno. The cow and the peacock were sacred to her...

. She appeared as Alison in a second series episode of Joking Apart

Joking Apart

Joking Apart is a BBC television sitcom written by Steven Moffat about the rise and fall of a relationship. It juxtaposes a couple, Mark and Becky , who fall in love and marry, before getting separated and finally divorced...

. She was also a regular in Series 3 of The Demon Headmaster

The Demon Headmaster (TV series)

The Demon Headmaster is a British television series based on the children's books by Gillian Cross of the same name. Made for CBBC, the drama was first broadcast between 1996 and 1998...

in 1998, playing Professor Rowe.

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