Nina Young

{{Short description|British-Australian actress}} {{for|the American composer|Nina C. Young}} {{Multiple issues| {{notability|Biographies|date=January 2014}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2011}} }} {{Use British English|date=November 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox person | image =  | image_size = 150px | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}} | birth_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1990–present }}

'''Nina Young''' (born 1966) is a British-Australian actress.

==Early life== Nina Young was born in 1966. She is the daughter of Perth businessman Peter Young and [[Tania Verstak]], a woman of Russian origin who was [[Miss Australia]] 1961 and Miss International 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tania Verstak, 1962 (printed 2006) |url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2006.23/tania-verstak/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=National Portrait Gallery collection}}</ref>

==Career== Young has made appearances in films such as the [[James Bond in film|James Bond]] film ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'', as an assistant to [[Elliott Carver]]; ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', in which she played [[Hogwarts staff#The Grey Lady|the Grey Lady]], one of the [[Hogwarts ghosts]]; and ''[[Johnny English]]'', in which she played Pegasus' secretary. Young also has a non-speaking part in the 2010 re-make ''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'', playing Greek Goddess [[Hera]]. She appeared as Alison in a second series episode of ''[[Joking Apart]]''. She was also a regular in Series 3 of ''[[The Demon Headmaster (1996 TV series)|The Demon Headmaster]]'' in 1998, playing Professor Rowe.

==Filmography== *''[[England, My England]]'' (1995) *''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' (1997) *''[[Pilgrim's Rest (TV series)|Pilgrim's Rest]]'' (1997) *''[[Sliding Doors]]'' (1998) as Claudia *''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (2001) *''Warrior Angels'' (2002) *''[[Johnny English]]'' (2003) *''[[Things to Do Before You're 30]]'' (2005) *''[[The Mistress of Spices]]'' (2005) *''[[Clash of the Titans (2010 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' (2010) *''[[Payback Season]]'' (2012) *''[[The Surfer (2024 film)|The Surfer]]'' (2024)

==References== {{Reflist}} *https://www.cbr.com/harry-potter-helena-ravenclaw-recast-explained/

==External links== *{{IMDb name|949926|Nina Young}}

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