Dalene Young
Jun 29, 1939 (85 years old) in
Hawaii, U.S.
Dalene Young (June 29, 1939 — May 9, 2025) was an American screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor. She was best known for writing the coming-of-age comedy-drama Little Darlings (1980), featuring Tatum O’Neal and Kristy McNichol, and the Mary Steenburgen-starring drama Cross Creek (1983). Young received a Daytime Emmy nomination for co-writing the Showtime children’s special Locked in Silence (1999) and landed a Christopher Award and a Humanitas Prize nomination for her work on the NBC telefilm Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992).
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- 2021 · Pig as Jezebel
- 2011 · Grimm as Charlotte
- 2000 · Baby Luv as Elizabeth
- 1989 · Sonny Boy as Doc Wallace
- 1983 · Will There Really Be a Morning? as Hairdresser
- 1978 · Teen Lust as Mother
- 1960 · Juke Box Racket as Betty