Shelby Young (born April 8, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on American Horror Story, Days of Our Lives, The Social Network and across Star Wars animation and game titles, as well as her presence on social media.
Early life Young was born in Florida and always wanted to be an actor. As a child, she loved performing for her friends and family, and performed in pageantry, theater and commercials while living there.
As Young grew, her career focused on voice over and motion capture acting for animation and video.
Career Young's first television role was in 2001 when she played the role of Sue Ann Butler on the Showtime series Going to California. In 2002, Young played Stephanie in the unaired pilot for LazyTown. From 2005 to 2008, she had a recurring role as Jennifer on Everybody Hates Chris, and from 2009 to 2011, she recurred on Days of Our Lives as Kinsey. Young has also had guest starring roles on the MTV series Awkward (2011), Ghost Whisperer (2006), and Freddie (2006). She then co-starred in the Universal Studios film Wild Child (2008). In 2010, Young played the role of KC in the film The Social Network.
In 2011, Shelby had a recurring role as Leah on American Horror Story: Murder House, the first season in the anthology series. In addition, Young played the role of Rose in The Midnight Game, which was released in 2013 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Young starred in the found-footage horror film Nightlight; the film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on March 27, 2015. That same year, she appeared in the film The House Sitter opposite Kate Ashfield. She also starred in the horror-thriller film A Haunting in Cawdor, which was released in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2015, and in the United States in March 2016.
As a voice actress, Young is known in the Star Wars galaxy for voicing multiple characters across their animation titles and video games. Her most notable role may be voicing Princess Leia Organa in projects like Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, the Disney Channel series Star Wars Forces of Destiny and the Disney Plus TV special, Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation. Young is also known by video game fans for her work as Soph Blazkowicz, whom she brought to life through both voice and movement via MoCap, in Wolfenstein: Youngblood as one of the first-ever playable female characters in the long-standing franchise. Young's resume includes other AAA franchises such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, Final Fantasy and Dead Rising 3, where she voiced and provided mocap for the lead role of Annie. Young currently recurs as Rayna on Nickelodeon's Baby Shark's Big Show! and as Captain Bragg and others on the Disney Plus series Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Shelby can also be heard in recent hit releases God of War: Ragnarök as Skuld and Horizon Call of the Mountain as Hami.
Young has been doing voice impressions on TikTok, YouTube and other social media platforms and has amassed a following of over 8 million users between the platforms.
Filmography Live-action Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 The Wishing Stone Shelby 2005 The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie Teenage Fan 2006 Waltzing Anna Catherine Rhoades 2008 Wild Child Ruby 2010 The Social Network K.C. 2013 First Brittany Short film The Midnight Game Rose 2014 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Sienna #Hacked Ryder Tate Short film 2015 Wrestling Isn't Wrestling Spooky Girl Nightlight Robin A Haunting in Cawdor Vivian Miller Augustine Keri Short film 2016 Katie Goes To College Heather
Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Going to California Sue Ann Butler Episode: "Hurricane Al: A Tale of Key Largo" 2002 LazyTown Stephanie Unaired pilot 2005–08 Everybody Hates Chris Jennifer Thompson 4 episodes 2006 Ghost Whisperer Young Stacy Episode: "Friendly Neighborhood Ghost" Freddie Emma Episode: "Freddie and the Hot Mom" 2008 Zip Noreen Episode: "Pilot" 2009–11 Days of Our Lives Kinsey 59 episodes 2011 Awkward Danielle Episode: "My Super Bitter Sweet Sixteen" American Horror Story: Murder House Leah 3 episodes 2012 Criminal Minds Mackenzie Acklin Episode: "Through the Looking Glass" 2014 What's Next for Sarah? Gloriana 1 episode Checked Out Mya Television film 2015 The House Sitter Amy Lawrence
Voice acting Film
Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ADR Voice Apocalypto ADR Voice 2007 Underdog ADR Voice 2009 Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience ADR Voice 2010 My Soul To Take ADR Voice 2015 Jem and the Holograms ADR Voice The Night Before ADR Voice 2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising ADR Voice Deidra & Laney Rob a Train ADR Voice 2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village Additional Voices The Boss Baby ADR Voice Baywatch ADR Voice Okja ADR Voice Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie ADR Voice Spider-Man: Homecoming ADR Voice Flatliners ADR Voice 2018 Status Update ADR Voice I Can Only Imagine ADR Voice The Miracle Season ADR Voice Game Over, Man! ADR Voice Midnight Sun ADR Voice Truth or Dare ADR Voice I Feel Pretty ADR Voice Life Of The Party ADR Voice Tag ADR Voice Ant-Man and the Wasp ADR Voice Night Hunter ADR Voice Look Away ADR Voice Bumblebee ADR Voice 2019 Troop Zero ADR Voice The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Loop Group Happy Death Day 2U ADR Voice The Dirt ADR Voice The Perfect Date ADR Voice UglyDolls ADR Voice Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ADR Loop Group Spider-Man: Far From Home ADR Voice 2020 Like a Boss ADR Voice Butter ADR Voice The F**k-It List ADR Voice Chemical Hearts ADR Voice The Babysitter: Killer Queen ADR Voice Asphalt Burning Nina English dub The Craft: Legacy ADR Voice Freaky ADR Voice 2021 Seance ADR Voice Vivo Additional Voices The Boss Baby: Family Business ADR Voice The J Team ADR Voice Night of the Animated Dead Script Reader and Vocal Stand-In Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin ADR Voice Ghostbusters: Afterlife Mini Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men Uncredited Spider-Man: No Way Home ADR Voice 2022 The In Between ADR Voice Marmaduke Shantrelle Last Seen Alive Additional Voices Luck Loop Group Lyle, Lyle Crocodile Additional Voices Disenchanted ADR Voice Last Seen Alive Additional Voices Puss in Boots: The Last Wish ADR Voice 2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ADR Voice Cocaine Bear ADR Loop Group Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ADR Voice Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Additional Voices Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie The Magician The Nun II Loop Group Leo Additional Voices Baby Shark's Big Movie! Rayna Manta The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ADR Voice 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Mini Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men Uncredited Unfrosted Additional Voices My Oni Girl Aoi (Oni), Hinata, Jun, Mei English dub Borderlands ADR Cast Afraid ADR Voice Uglies ADR Voice Almost Popular Siri's Voice Hitpig! Catchvan Lonely Planet Additional Voices Smile 2 ADR Voice Spellbound Loop Group Wicked Loop Group Kraven the Hunter ADR Voice 2025 The Rose of Versailles Madame Noailles, Madame Jarjayes, Additional Voices Netflix dub Captain America: Brave New World ADR Voice Final Destination Bloodlines ADR Voice Ballerina ADR VoiceElio Diplo Ship, Additional Voices Superman ADR Voice I Know What You Did Last Summer ADR Voice The Fantastic Four: First Steps ADR Voice The Bad Guys 2 Bride, Interviewer 2 Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie Crosswalk Voice, Additional Voices Tron: Ares ADR Voice Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Additional Voices Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Loop Group 2026 Reminders of Him ADR Voice The Mandalorian and Grogu Additional Voices Voicemails for Isabelle ADR Voice Toy Story 5 Additional Voices Yellow Jersey Sports Reporter Short film †
Television