Meganne Young Explained

Meganne Young
Birth Date:1990 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality:South African
Years Active:2010–present
Occupation:Actress, director, spokesperson

Meganne Young (born 22 March 1990) is a South African[1] actress and director. She is best known for her roles in The Kissing Booth franchise and the Starz series Black Sails.[2] [3]

Early life

Young was born in Cape Town to a South African father and an Australian mother. She spent her childhood moving around, with stints in Nigeria, Switzerland, and Sri Lanka where she took the International Baccalaureate at the Overseas School of Colombo. She pursued at an Advanced Diploma in Acting at the CityVarsity Cape Town campus, completing in 2011, before going on to graduate from the Guildford School of Acting in England as a part-time distance learner in 2014.[4] [5]

Career

Young began her career in theatre and short films, earning 48 Hour Film and Fleur du Cap Theatre Award nominations for her work. She appeared in the British film Eye in the Sky. She landed her first major onscreen role as Abigail Ashe in Starz series Black Sails. She also made guest appearances in season 14 of Supernatural and in Legends of Tomorrow.[6] [7]

In 2018, she landed the role of Rachel in the Netflix original film The Kissing Booth.[8] [9] Young went on to reprise her role in the films' sequels, The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) and The Kissing Booth 3 (2021).[10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2012 Past.Tense
2014 The Giver Bride
2015 Eye in the Sky Lizzy
2017 Blood Drive Anne
2018 The Kissing Booth Rachel
2018 The Bull MareShort film
2019 We Are Not Alone GinaShort film
2020 The Kissing Booth 2 Rachel
2021 The Kissing Booth 3 Rachel

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2013 The Challenger Disaster Michelle Feynman TV movie
2015 Bluestone 42 Nurse
2015 Black Sails Abigail Ashe
2015 Zum Teufel mit der Wahrheit Actress TV movie
2015 Saints & Strangers Priscilla Mullins Miniseries
2017 The Dating Game Killer Wendy CadeTV movie
2018 Supernatural Lydia Crawford
2018 Legends of Tomorrow Zelda Fitzgerald

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Lenny and the WastelandNewtNational Arts Festival
2012A Tale of HorriblenessMyNational Arts Festival
Pocket ShotsAshley

Awards and nominations

Year AwardCategoryWorkResult Ref.
201248 Hour Film FestivalBest ActressPast.Tense
2014Fleur du Cap Theatre AwardsRosalie van der Gucht Prize for New Directors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Kissing Booth’s Meganne Young talks growing up in SA and her fitness routine while travelling. Glamour South Africa. 23 August 2021. 1 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Filmstarts . Filmografie von Meganne Young . 2021-10-12 . FILMSTARTS.de . de.
  3. Web site: O'Neill . Mae Harrington . 2020-07-27 . The Kissing Booth’s Meganne Young age, Instagram: Everything to know about the Rachel actress . 2021-10-12 . Netflix Life.
  4. Web site: Kiss and Tell with Meganne Young. 2021-10-12 . BODE Magazine . en-US.
  5. Web site: We try to get SA actress Meganne Young to spill the tea on The Kissing Booth 3. Channel24. Bashiera. Parker. 31 July 2020. 1 November 2021.
  6. Web site: KG . imfernsehen GmbH & Co . Filmografie Meganne Young . 2021-10-12 . fernsehserien.de . de.
  7. Web site: 'Supernatural' Season 14 Episode 2 Photos, Trailer and Plot Details. Showbiz Junkies. Murray. Rebecca. October 18, 2018. October 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001151431/https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/supernatural-season-14-episode-2-preview/. October 1, 2019. dead.
  8. Web site: Bergeson . Samantha . 2021-08-09 . 'Kissing Booth 3' Star Meganne Young On The Film's Love Triangle & Her Idea For A Spinoff . 2021-10-12 . The Dipp.
  9. Web site: 2021-08-10 . EXCLUSIVE: Meganne Young Talks Saying Goodbye to Rachel and The Kissing Booth 3 . 2021-10-12 . BeautifulBallad .
  10. Web site: Trapunski . Charles . 2021-08-12 . Interview: The Kissing Booth 3's Meganne Young . 2021-10-12 . Brief Take . en-CA.
  11. Web site: Harbet . Xandra . 2021-08-17 . Why Meganne Young Thinks The Kissing Booth 3 Isn't Your Ordinary Teen Film - Exclusive . 2021-10-12 . Looper.
  12. Web site: 2021-08-10 . The Kissing Booth's Meganne Young on Dismantling What "Healthy" Looks Like . 2021-10-12 . Women's Health . en-AU.