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British-Australian actress

For the American composer, see [Nina C. Young](/source/Nina_C._Young).

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Nina Young Born 1966 (age 59–60) 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](/source/Tania_Verstak), a woman of Russian origin who was [Miss Australia](/source/Miss_Australia) 1961 and Miss International 1962.[1]

## Career

Young has made appearances in films such as the [James Bond](/source/James_Bond_in_film) film *[Tomorrow Never Dies](/source/Tomorrow_Never_Dies)*, as an assistant to [Elliott Carver](/source/Elliott_Carver); *[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone_(film))*, in which she played [the Grey Lady](/source/Hogwarts_staff#The_Grey_Lady), one of the [Hogwarts ghosts](/source/Hogwarts_ghosts); and *[Johnny English](/source/Johnny_English)*, in which she played Pegasus' secretary. Young also has a non-speaking part in the 2010 re-make *[Clash of the Titans](/source/Clash_of_the_Titans_(2010_film))*, playing Greek Goddess [Hera](/source/Hera). She appeared as Alison in a second series episode of *[Joking Apart](/source/Joking_Apart)*. She was also a regular in Series 3 of *[The Demon Headmaster](/source/The_Demon_Headmaster_(1996_TV_series))* in 1998, playing Professor Rowe.

## Filmography

- *[England, My England](/source/England%2C_My_England)* (1995)

- *[Tomorrow Never Dies](/source/Tomorrow_Never_Dies)* (1997)

- *[Pilgrim's Rest](/source/Pilgrim's_Rest_(TV_series))* (1997)

- *[Sliding Doors](/source/Sliding_Doors)* (1998) as Claudia

- *[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone_(film))* (2001)

- *Warrior Angels* (2002)

- *[Johnny English](/source/Johnny_English)* (2003)

- *[Things to Do Before You're 30](/source/Things_to_Do_Before_You're_30)* (2005)

- *[The Mistress of Spices](/source/The_Mistress_of_Spices)* (2005)

- *[Clash of the Titans](/source/Clash_of_the_Titans_(2010_film))* (2010)

- *[Payback Season](/source/Payback_Season)* (2012)

- *[The Surfer](/source/The_Surfer_(2024_film))* (2024)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tania Verstak, 1962 (printed 2006)"](http://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2006.23/tania-verstak/). *National Portrait Gallery collection*. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

- [https://www.cbr.com/harry-potter-helena-ravenclaw-recast-explained/](https://www.cbr.com/harry-potter-helena-ravenclaw-recast-explained/)

## External links

- [Nina Young](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949926/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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