Odessa Young
Biography
Odessa Young is an Australian actress born on January 11, 1998, in Sydney, Australia. She is known for her roles in various films and television shows. Young's acting credits include feature films such as Looking for Grace and The Daughter, as well as the web series High Life. She has also appeared in films like Assassination Nation and A Million Little Pieces, and made her off-Broadway debut in Days of Rage. In addition, Young has starred in the post-apocalypse miniseries The Stand and the film Shirley, opposite Elisabeth Moss. With a career spanning multiple mediums, Young has established herself as a talented and versatile actress.
Career overview
Odessa Young is an Australian actress born on January 11, 1998, in Sydney, Australia. She began her acting career with notable roles in the 2015 feature films Looking for Grace and The Daughter. The latter earned her recognition, as she received an AACTA Award for her performance in a leading role.
Young's career continued to grow with her performances in various films and web series. In 2017, she won accolades for her role in the web series High Life. She also made her off-Broadway debut in Days of Rage in 2018. The same year, she appeared in the films Assassination Nation and A Million Little Pieces.
Young's acting credits include starring roles in the post-apocalypse miniseries The Stand, based on the novel by Stephen King, and the film Shirley, where she acted alongside Elisabeth Moss. With a total of 37 known credits, Odessa Young has established herself as a talented actress in the film industry.
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- Harmonia (2027) as Jo Cooper
- First Person: A Film About Love (2026)
- Black Rabbit (2025) as Gen
- Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) as Faye Romano
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2025) as Amy Mulvaney
- The Damned (2025) as Eva
- The Order (2024) as Zillah Craig
- My First Film (2024) as Vita
- Manodrome (2023) as Sal
- The Staircase (2022) as Martha Ratliff
- Bonnie (2022) as Self
- Mothering Sunday (2021) as Jane Fairchild
- The Stand (2020) as Frannie Goldsmith
- Acting for a Cause (2020) as Lady Prism
- Shirley (2020) as Rose Nemser / Paula
- The Man in the Woods (2020) as Paula Hayward
- Face Your Fears: Thriller Shorts for Adults (2020) as Hester (segment HighWay)
- And She Hisses (2020) as Lessa
- The Professor (2019) as Olivia Brown
- A Million Little Pieces (2019) as Lilly
- The Giant (2019) as Charlotte
- Assassination Nation (2018) as Lily Colson
- Celeste (2018) as Rita
- Lou (2018)
- Sweet Virginia (2017) as Maggie Russell
- High Life (2017) as Genevieve Barrett
- Tangles and Knots (2017) as Laura
- Highway (2016) as Hester
- Looking for Grace (2016) as Grace
- The Daughter (2015) as Hedvig
- Upside Down Feeling (2015) as Molly
- Blood Pulls a Gun (2014) as Alice
- Bloomers (2013) as Stella
- Tricky Business (2012) as Emma Christie
- Seven Sisters
- Rabbit, Rabbit
- The Prima Donna as Mimi