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Dalene Young(1939-2025)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actress
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Dalene Young was born on 29 June 1939. She was a writer and producer, known for Sonny Boy (1989), Pig (2021) and Miss Lettie and Me (2002). She was married to Robert Martin Carroll. She died on 9 May 2025 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
BornJune 29, 1939
DiedMay 9, 2025(85)
BornJune 29, 1939
DiedMay 9, 2025(85)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

David Carradine, Michael Boston, and Paul L. Smith in Sonny Boy (1989)
Sonny Boy
5.8
  • Doc Wallace
  • 1989
Nicolas Cage in Pig (2021)
Pig
6.9
  • Jezebel
  • 2021
Burt Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore, Holliston Coleman, and Charles Robinson in Miss Lettie and Me (2002)
Miss Lettie and Me
5.9
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2002
David Czarra Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)
Grimm
7.9
TV Series
  • Charlotte

Credits

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Writer

  • Burt Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore, Holliston Coleman, and Charles Robinson in Miss Lettie and Me (2002)
    Miss Lettie and Me
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 2002
  • Baby Luv (2000)
    Baby Luv
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Eric Stoltz and Trini Alvarado in The Last Dance (2000)
    The Last Dance
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 2000
  • Jason Robards, Clint Black, and Sherry Stringfield in Going Home (2000)
    Going Home
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 2000
  • Silk Hope (1999)
    Silk Hope
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1999
  • Locked in Silence (1999)
    Locked in Silence
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1999
  • Maureen O'Hara, Jason Beghe, Catherine Bell, and Haley Joel Osment in Cab to Canada (1998)
    Cab to Canada
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1998
  • David Strathairn in Evidence of Blood (1998)
    Evidence of Blood
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1998
  • Journey of the Heart (1997)
    Journey of the Heart
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1997
  • Rachael Leigh Cook, Schuyler Fisk, Bre Blair, Zelda Harris, Tricia Joe, Larisa Oleynik, and Stacy Linn Ramsower in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
    The Baby-Sitters Club
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Is There Life Out There? (1994)
    Is There Life Out There?
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1994
  • The Yarn Princess (1994)
    The Yarn Princess
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Molly Orr and Lindsay Wagner in A Message from Holly (1992)
    A Message from Holly
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1992
  • Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992)
    Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1992
  • Living a Lie (1991)
    Living a Lie
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1991

Producer

  • Burt Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore, Holliston Coleman, and Charles Robinson in Miss Lettie and Me (2002)
    Miss Lettie and Me
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 2002
  • Eric Stoltz and Trini Alvarado in The Last Dance (2000)
    The Last Dance
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 2000
  • Jason Robards, Clint Black, and Sherry Stringfield in Going Home (2000)
    Going Home
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 2000
  • Silk Hope (1999)
    Silk Hope
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1999
  • Maureen O'Hara, Jason Beghe, Catherine Bell, and Haley Joel Osment in Cab to Canada (1998)
    Cab to Canada
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1998
  • Journey of the Heart (1997)
    Journey of the Heart
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1997
  • The Yarn Princess (1994)
    The Yarn Princess
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1994
  • Living a Lie (1991)
    Living a Lie
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1991
  • I Love You Perfect (1989)
    I Love You Perfect
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1989
  • The People Across the Lake (1988)
    The People Across the Lake
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1988
  • Why Me? (1984)
    Why Me?
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1984

Actress

  • Nicolas Cage in Pig (2021)
    Pig
    6.9
    • Jezebel
    • 2021
  • David Czarra Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)
    Grimm
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Charlotte
    • 2012
  • Baby Luv (2000)
    Baby Luv
    5.7
    • Mrs. Newburgh
    • 2000
  • The Cat Killers
    6.8
    • Mean Lady
    • 2000
  • David Carradine, Michael Boston, and Paul L. Smith in Sonny Boy (1989)
    Sonny Boy
    5.8
    • Doc Wallace
    • 1989
  • Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)
    Will There Really Be a Morning?
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Hairdresser
    • 1983
  • Pale Horse Pale Rider
    Short
    • Towney
    • 1980
  • Teen Lust (1978)
    Teen Lust
    4.0
    • Mother (as Dolly Carolla)
    • 1978
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
    7.4
    • Extra (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Juke Box Racket (1960)
    Juke Box Racket
    5.4
    • Betty
    • 1960

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dolly Carolla
  • Born
    • June 29, 1939
  • Died
    • May 9, 2025
    • Portland, Oregon, USA(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Robert Martin Carroll1972 - May 9, 2025 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Plays Granma Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath" play by Frank Galati adapted from the John Steinbeck novel (West Coast Ensemble, Hollywood, California, USA).

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