FrameThrower · Actors · Sean Young
Sean Young
3 films · 312 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1982–1993
Born 20 November 1959 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Sean Young, born Mary Sean Young on November 20, 1959, in Louisville, Kentucky, is an American actress recognized for her roles in 1980s sci-fi and thrillers. A former model and dancer trained at the School of American Ballet, she debuted in Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980) and broke through with Stripes (1981), followed by her iconic portrayal of replicant Rachael in Blade Runner (1982) opposite Harrison Ford.
She continued with high-profile films like Dune (1984) as Chani, No Way Out (1987) with Kevin Costner, and Wall Street (1987).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 312 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1982–1993
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress1992
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress1992
How their films are shot
Measured across 312 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Sean takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 54% of their frames are night — the look of the work Sean takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 312 frames from Sean Young's 3 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.