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Dalene Young
Actor · Writer · Producer· Hawaii, USA
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).
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
13 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pig | Jezebel | Film |
| 2000 | Baby Luv | Elizabeth | Film |
| 2000 | Baby Luv | Writer | Film |
| 1999 | Locked in Silence | Writer | Film |
| 1999 | Silk Hope | Co-Producer | Film |
| 1997 | Journey of the Heart | Writer | Film |
| 1997 | Journey of the Heart | Co-Producer | Film |
| 1994 | Is There Life Out There? | Writer | Film |
| 1989 | Sonny Boy | Doc Wallace | Film |
| 1988 | The People Across the Lake | Co-Producer | Film |
| 1984 | Why Me? | Writer | Film |
| 1978 | Teen Lust | Mother | Film |
| 1976 | Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway | Writer | Film |
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