Leigh Taylor-Young Movies and Career Information

Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1945) is an American actress who has appeared on stage, screen, and television. Leigh Taylor-Young was born on January 25, 1945 in Washington, DC. Her last name is an amalgamation of the last names of her father, a diplomat, and her stepfather, a successful Detroit executive. She was raised in Oakland County, Michigan, and graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Mi. Before attending Northwestern University as an economics major, she spent a summer shifting scenery and sweeping up at a Detroit little theater. However, she left before graduating to pursue a full-time acting career, making her professional debut on Broadway in Three Bags Full. About dropping out of college, the actress explained: Taylor-Young got her first big break in 1966, when she was cast as Rachel Welles in the prime time soap opera Peyton Place. Her character was written in the show as a replacement for the character of Allison MacKenzie, previously played by Mia Farrow. The show's producer, Everett Chambers, cast her because of her "great warmth and sweet angelic qualities not unlike Mia". By the time she received the role, Taylor-Young had been in California for