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Karen Young

Karen Young

Actor · Born September 29, 1958 (68) · Pequannock, New Jersey, USA

Karen Young (born 29 September 1958) is an American actress. Born in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, Young studied at Rutgers University. After graduation she moved to New York City and became an actress, appearing in such films as 9½ Weeks, Jaws: The Revenge, Daylight, Mercy and Hoffa. Her ex-husband is Tom Noonan. Young portrayed FBI Agent Robyn Sanseverino on The Sopranos and has portrayed various characters for the Law & Order franchise.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 29, 1958 (68)
From
Pequannock, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Karen Young's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Survival
23%
Bonds
21%
Self
20%
Morality
18%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 16

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 8 · 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 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 12

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 5

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Shapeshifter
2 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
13
Dread
9
Warm
3
Hopeful
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Karen Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karen 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

49 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Sumo Wrestler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Kathy

  • The Man With The Golden Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Mother

  • The Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Janette

  • The Orphan Killer(2011)

    as Sister Mary

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Twelve Thirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Vivien

  • Conviction(2010)

    as Elizabeth Waters

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Two Gates of Sleep(2010)

    as Bess

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Handsome Harry(2009)

    as Muriel

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Restless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Yolanda

  • Heading South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Brenda

  • Factotum(2005)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Diana Chandler

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Denise Talbott

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Falling Like This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dolly

  • Mercy(2000)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Shirley Holsclaw

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Christina Nerrit · as Dr. Meg Whitmere

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Joe the King(1999)

    as Theresa Henry

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · as Agent Robyn Sanseverino

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Pants on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dierdre Grogan

  • On the Edge of Innocence(1997)

    as Victoria Tyler

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Daylight(1996)

    as Sarah Crighton

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Wife(1995)

    as Arlie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Pesky Suitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Love and Human Remains(1993)

    as The Singer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hoffa(1992)

    as Young Woman at RTA

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Faye Vaughan

  • Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Faye Vaughan

  • A Blink of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer · as Patient

  • The Boy Who Cried Bitch(1991)

    as Candice Love

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • To The Moon, Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Alice

  • The Ten Million Dollar Getaway(1991)

    as Theresa

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Summer My Father Grew Up(1991)

    as Chandelle

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Cassie Rickman · as Leslie Cooper · as Mrs. Sachs · as Ms. Milford

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Little Sweetheart(1988)

    as Dorothea

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Night Game(1989)

    as Roxy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Law(1988)

    as Ellen Faulkner

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Torch Song Trilogy(1988)

    as Laurel

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Jaws: The Revenge(1987)

    as Carla Brody

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The High Price of Passion(1986)

    as Robin Benedict

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Heat(1986)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcia Trafficante

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • 9½ Weeks(1986)

    as Sue

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Night Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Sandra Stahl

  • Almost You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Lisa Willoughby

  • Birdy(1984)

    as Hannah Rourke

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Maria's Lovers(1984)

    as Rosie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Handgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Kathleen

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1983 to 2014; peak year 1985.

Biggest box office

Daylight (1996)

$159M worldwide

Highest rated

Torch Song Trilogy (1988)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

9½ Weeks (1986)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19832014

Peak 1985 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting48 of 49: 47 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting2 of 49: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 49: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 49: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s15 · acting1990s19 · 18 acting · 2 crew2000s8 · acting2010s7 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
848999

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 Karen Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 25; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Orphan Killer (2011)

88th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Sopranos (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 42. 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 Karen Young's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles45–83 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles22–58 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles39–54 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Karen Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karen Young's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Savage shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers