Life and Career
Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Young graduated from the Asheville School in 1987, Yale University in 1991, and the British American Drama Academy at Oxford University in England. She has guest starred in numerous television shows including CSI: Miami, Scrubs, The West Wing, Grey's Anatomy and Two and a Half Men.
Young has also starred in several Broadway shows including The Life and Randy Newman's Faust. In addition to television and Broadway, she also has appeared in movies, with roles in We Were Soldiers and Mission: Impossible III. Young appeared in ABC's Dirty Sexy Money as Ellen Darling, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Darling family.
Young currently stars on the ABC show Scandal as First Lady Mellie Grant and has a recurring role on CBS's Criminal Minds as Beth Clemmons.
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