Born January 25, 1945· Washington, District of Columbia, USA
32Roles★ 6.4Average rating
Emerging from a Detroit high school and a short stint as an economics major at Northwestern, Leigh Taylor-Young made her professional debut on Broadway in 1966 before securing the role of Rachel Welles on the primetime soap Peyton Place, a performance that earned her a seven-year television and film contract and introduced her to future husband Ryan O’Neal. Transitioning to cinema, she starred opp…