- Dressed up as Catwoman and attempted to confront Tim Burton and Michael Keaton on the Warner Bros. property, in Batman Returns (1992), to get that role.
- Was cast as Vicky Vale in Tim Burton's version of Batman (1989) but was replaced with Kim Basinger after an injury sustained riding a horse.
- She met her husband Robert Lujan in 1985 on the TV miniseries Blood & Orchids (1986). Their five year relationship culminated in their 1990 wedding. They had two sons before divorcing in 2002. They reconciled a year later and, after a few years, remarried in 2011.
- Was originally cast as Tess Trueheart in Dick Tracy (1990), but was replaced after several days filming by Glenne Headly. Young claimed she was axed from the film because she wouldn't sleep with Warren Beatty; he disputed this saying Young had become too demanding and he decided not to put up with her antics.
- The Boost (1988) co-star James Woods and his then fiancée filed a $2 million suit for harassment in 1988 against Young, alleging that, for instance, Young left a disfigured doll on his doorstep and trampled the couple's expensive flower bed. The case was settled out of court in 1989.
- Voluntarily checked herself into a rehabilitation center on January 28, 2008 to deal with her longtime alcoholism.
- Allegedly accused of harassing and stalking James Woods after their relationship ended.
- Auditioned for the role of Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), which went to Karen Allen.
- She still takes ballet and yoga to stay in shape.
- Replaced Sharon Stone for the female lead in Blue Ice (1992).
- Turned down the role of Janet Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988).
- Has played a female alter ego of a man (Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)) and a man surgically altered into a woman (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)).
- Was originally cast as Blythe Hunter in Wicked Wicked Games (2006), but due to apparent clashes with producers, was replaced by Tatum O'Neal.
- She first began studying ballet in high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan and after graduation, she headed to New York's School of American Ballet. She gave up the idea of professional ballet to model.
- Filmed scenes for two Woody Allen films: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), in which she would have paired up with Woody's character at the end of the film) and Alice (1990), playing one of Mia Farrow's wealthy friends), but was cut from both.
- Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 38, a son Quinn Lee Lujan (aka Quinn Lujan) on January 26, 1998. Child's father is her husband (now 2nd husband), Robert Lujan.
- Auditioned for the role that went to Mimi Rogers in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996).
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 34, a son Rio Kelly Lujan (aka Rio Lujan) on November 2, 1994. Child's father is her husband (now 2nd husband), Robert Lujan.
- She has Irish, English, and Swiss-German ancestry.
- Graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
- She has size 10 feet.
- Model Eugenia Silva appeared in her role in a Blade Runner (1982)-themed photo shoot in the March 1998 issue of Vogue Italia, photographed by Steven Meisel.
- Her sister is Cathleen Young.
- Born at 10:46 AM (CST).
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