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Trudy Young (born 1 January 1950) is a Canadian actress. Born in
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, Canada, her career began in 1963 with appearances on CBC's '' Time of Your Life''. She became a regular host of ''
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'' in 1965 while attending school at Alderwood Collegiate Institute. Indicates age 15 in 1965. She appeared in films throughout the 1970s and 1980s such as ''
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'' (1971). In 1979, she was hired to supply the voice of the groupie on the track "
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" from
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's album ''
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''.Fitch, Vernon and Mahon, Richard, ''Comfortably Numb – A History of The Wall 1978–1981'', 2006, p.86 She was nominated as best supporting actress in the
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for her role in the film ''Melanie'' (1982), which was her last known acting credit.


Filmography


Feature films


Television series


Post-career

Young retired from acting in 1982 and is now living in
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,
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. In August 2010, she underwent a second back surgery for a chronic back ailment that had worsened as the result of two car accidents.Trudy Young: Biography, imdb.com


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Trudy Living people Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses 1950 births Actresses from Oshawa