Biography of actress leigh taylor young
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Born to a diplomatic family in Washington, D.C., Leigh Taylor-Young began her formal education as an Economics major at Northwestern University. Upon discovering her love for acting, Leigh changed her major to Theater and studied under the renowned teacher, Alvina Krause. In recognition of Leigh’s emerging talent, Krause allowed her to perform as the youngest member of the distinguished Eaglesmere Summer Repertory Theater. Leigh then continued her studies in New York City with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Following a great passion for theater, Leigh soon opened on Broadway in 1966 as the juvenile lead in the comedy, Three Bags Full. She returned to Off-Broadway in 1983 in Catastrophe, one of Samuel Beckett’s last works, and toured with the company in Los Angeles, New York, and Europe.
In 1968, Leigh began her diverse film career by starring opposite Peter Sellers in the now-classic comedy, I Love You, Alice B. Toklas. She then starred with Robert DeNiro in The
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Leigh Taylor-Young
For years Leigh Taylor-Young seemed less an actress than an answer to a trivia question; an eternal starlet about whom people knew she had been married to Ryan O'Neal, had once been on "Peyton Place" (ABC, 1966-1967), and little more. Then, as Taylor-Young reached age 50, it turned out there had been an actress there all along, as she won new respect, new fans, and an Emmy playing Mayor Rachel Harris on the CBS series "Picket Fences." Still youthful, with slightly pouty lips and come-hither eyes, Taylor-Young was in the original cast of the NBC daytime drama "Sunset Beach" when it premiered in 1997 playing Elaine Stevens, earth mother and coffee shop owner.
Born in Washington, DC, Taylor-Young was raised in affluence, but her parents divorced when she was young. When she began her acting career in the mid-1960s, the actress adopted a hyphenated surname in honor of both her father and her stepfather. After studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC, Taylor-Youn
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Leigh Taylor-Young
American actress (born 1945)
Leigh Taylor-Young | |
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Taylor-Young at the 1994 Emmy Awards | |
| Born | Leigh Taylor (1945-01-25) January 25, 1945 (age 80) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Other names | Leigh Young Leigh Taylor Young |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Spouses | Ryan O'Neal (m. 1967; div. 1974)Guy McElwaine (m. 1978; div. 1984)Craig Sheffer (m. 2003; div. 2004)John Morton (m. 2013) |
| Children | Patrick O'Neal |
| Website | www.lty.com |
Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1945)[1] is an American former actress who has appeared on stage, screen, podcast, radio, and television. Her best-known films include I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968), The Horsemen (1971), The Gang That Couldn't