Sean Young

Mary Sean Young (b. November 20, 1959 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American actress, often remembered as much for her off-screen actions as for her on-screen acting.

Bizarre behavior?

Young first created controversy in 1989 after James Woods, who co-starred with Young in the movie The Boost filed a harassment suit against her claiming she repeatedly threatened and stalked him after a terminated affair. Although Woods dropped his suit and later recanted all of his allegations against Young, the negative publicity hurt her career.

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1989 - James Woods - The Boost

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She was initially cast as Vicki Vale in Batman, but was forced to withdraw due to an injury. Young hurt her wrist while riding horseback in preparation for a scene which was ultimately written out of the script, and the role ultimately went to Kim Basinger. Still smarting over losing the part of the female lead in the 1989 blockbuster, Young then set her sights on the role of Catwoman for the 1992 sequel Batman Returns, and in a now fabled incident, Young arrived at the Warner Brothers studio in a homemade Catwoman costume to confront the makers of the movie (namely director Tim Burton and actor Michael Keaton). She used other people scouting the studio grounds, using walkie-talkies to communicate, to track down the producers.

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Vicki Vale - Batman - Kim Basinger - Blockbuster - Catwoman - 1992 - Batman Returns - Warner Brothers - Tim Burton - Michael Keaton - Walkie-talkie

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The topper was when Young went as far as appearing in her Catwoman costume to denounce Tim Burton on The Joan Rivers Show. After pregnancy forced Burton's original choice Annette Benning to bow-out, Michelle Pfeiffer was hired.

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Joan Rivers - Pregnancy - Annette Benning - Michelle Pfeiffer

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