Dalene Young
Biography
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
All Movies (6)
- Pig2021 · as Jezebel
- Baby Luv2000 · as Elizabeth
- Sonny Boy1989 · as Doc Wallace
- Will There Really Be a Morning?1983 · as Hairdresser
- Teen Lust1978 · as Mother
- Juke Box Racket1960 · as Betty
All TV Shows (1)
- Grimm2011 · as Charlotte