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Leigh Taylor-Young

Leigh Taylor-Young

Actor · Born January 25, 1945 (81) · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1945) is an American actress who has appeared on stage, screen, and television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leigh Taylor-Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 25, 1945 (81)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Leigh Taylor-Young's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Power
21%
Self
17%
Society
14%
Survival
11%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
2%
Deception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Herald: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Herald
2 of 7
Trickster
2 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Absurd
6
Joyful
4
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leigh Taylor-Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leigh Taylor-Young's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Guns & Moses(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • American Gigolo(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gail St. John

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Spiritual Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as The Psychiatrist

  • Life(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Doreen Turner

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Coffee Date(2006)

    as Diana

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Klepto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Teresa

  • Ritual(2002)

    as Mrs. Leigh Taylor Young

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Slackers(2002)

    as Valerie Patton

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Hellraiser: Inferno(2000)

    as Wire Twin Cenobite #3 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine Beecher-Douglas

  • Passions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 261 episodes · as Katherine Barrett Crane

  • Addams Family Reunion(1998)

    as Patrice

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Bliss(1997)

    as Redhead

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Stranger in My Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Margot

  • Sunset Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 755 episodes · as Elaine Stevens

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Michelle Lucca Stamatis

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora Chambers

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Mariette in Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • An Unfinished Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Cynthia Connor

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Naomi Sandburg

  • Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Barbara Hansen

  • Clowning Around 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Eve's Mother

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Yanas

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Picket Fences(1992)

    Show 16 episodes · as Rachel Harris

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Story Reader (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · as Blythe Hunter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Ghost Writer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Elizabeth Strack

  • For Better or for Worse(1989)

    as Doris Kent

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Accidents(1989)

    as Beryl Chambers

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Who Gets the Friends?(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Madame de Stael

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit(1987)

    as Maura McGuire

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Jagged Edge(1985)

    as Virginia Howell

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Adelaide Walker

  • Secret Admirer(1985)

    as Elizabeth Fimple

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lainie Sherman Boswell

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Hamptons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lee Chadway

  • The Devlin Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 12 episodes · as Lauren Dane

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · as Carole Jamison

  • Looker(1981)

    as Jennifer Long

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Can't Stop the Music(1980)

    as Claudia Walters

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Marathon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Barrie Johnson

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Victoria Wilder

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 20 episodes · as Kimberly Cryder

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Leslie Tarleton

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Ann Sterling

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Battle of the Network Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Soylent Green(1973)

    as Shirl

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight(1971)

    as Angela

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Horsemen(1971)

    as Zareh

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Buttercup Chain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Manny

  • The Games(1970)

    as College Co-Ed

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Adventurers(1970)

    as Amparo Rojo

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Big Bounce(1969)

    as Nancy Barker

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!(1968)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Peyton Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 514 episodes · as Rachel Welles

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1964 to 2025; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

Secret Admirer (1985)

$8.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Soylent Green (1973)

Midcredits 81st

Film career

19642025

Peak 1972 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

1960s3 · acting1970s12 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s17 · acting2000s8 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
6883

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Leigh Taylor-Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Guns & Moses (2024)

92nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)

Midcredits 83rd · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Leigh Taylor-Young's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Leigh Taylor-Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leigh Taylor-Young's MovieCove titles; Casey Siemaszko shares the most, 2.