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Trudy Young
Trudy Young
Born	1 January 1950 (age 75); Ontario, Canada
Education	Alderwood Collegiate Institute
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1963-1982
Known for	Melanie; Homer;
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Trudy Young (born 1 January 1950) is a Canadian actress.

Born in Ontario, Canada, her career began in 1963 with appearances on CBC's Time of Your Life.^[2] She became a regular host of Razzle Dazzle in 1965 while attending school at Alderwood Collegiate Institute.^[1]

She appeared in films throughout the 1970s and 1980s such as Face-Off (1971). In 1979, she was hired to supply the voice of the groupie on the track "One of My Turns" from Pink Floyd's album The Wall.^[3] She was nominated as best supporting actress in the 4th Genie Awards for her role in the film Melanie (1982), which was her last known acting credit.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Homer	Sally
1971	Face-Off	Sherri Lee Nelson
1971	The Reincarnate	Ruthie
1977	Age of Innocence	Clarissa	Also titled as "Rag Time Summer"
1979	Running	Pregnant Woman
1981	The Last Chase	Mrs. Hart
1982	Melanie	Ronda

Television series

Year	Title	Role
1963-64	Time of Your Life
1965	The Forest Rangers	Wilhelmina
1965	Razzle Dazzle	host
1969-70	Strange Paradise	Susan/Suzanne
1971	The Frog Prince	Princess Melora
1971-73	Alphabet Soup
1972	George	Helga
1973	The Starlost	Lethe
1976-77	The David Steinberg Show	Margie

Post-career

Young retired from acting in 1982 and is now living in Oshawa, Ontario. In August 2010, she underwent a second back surgery for a chronic back ailment that had worsened as the result of two car accidents.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Notes
1983	4th Genie Awards	Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress	Melanie	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b "Girl TV Hostess Works Full Time". The Gazette. Montreal. 5 November 1965. p. 45. Retrieved 16 April 2012. Indicates age 15 in 1965.
^ The Canadian Press (16 December 1965). "School Work Competes With Teenager's Job". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 37. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
^ Fitch, Vernon and Mahon, Richard, Comfortably Numb – A History of The Wall 1978–1981, 2006, p.86
^ Trudy Young: Biography, imdb.com ^{[unreliable source?]}

External links

Trudy Young at IMDb

[MG1965-1] "Girl TV Hostess Works Full Time". The Gazette. Montreal. 5 November 1965. p. 45. Retrieved 16 April 2012. Indicates age 15 in 1965.

[MG16Dec1965-2] The Canadian Press (16 December 1965). "School Work Competes With Teenager's Job". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 37. Retrieved 16 April 2012.

[Fitch_and_Mahon,_p._86-3] Fitch, Vernon and Mahon, Richard, Comfortably Numb – A History of The Wall 1978–1981, 2006, p.86

[4] Trudy Young: Biography, imdb.com ^{[unreliable source?]}

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