Odessa Young

About

Odessa Young (born March 6, 1998) is an Australian actress. She gained prominence through her roles in the Nine Network drama Tricky Business (2012) and the 2015 films Looking for Grace and The Daughter, the latter earning her an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Her films since include Assassination Nation, A Million Little Pieces (both 2018), Shirley (2020), Mothering Sunday (2021) and Manodrome (2023). On television, she starred in the miniseries The Stand (2020). Young made her off-Broadway debut in Days of Rage.

Young was born on 6 March 1998. She grew up in Australia, where her father Adam is a musician and her mother, Rachel, a writer. She started taking after-school acting classes at 11 years old. She attended a performing arts high school in Sydney, taking part in theatre productions. Within two days of turning 18, she relocated from Sydney to Los Angeles, California. Two years later, Young moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.

Young started acting professionally at the age of 11, when she was cast through her drama teacher in the Australian children’s show My Place. She acted in television series such as Wonderland…