Biography
Bellamy Young is an American actress. Born Amy Maria Young on 19 February 1970 in Asheville, North Carolina, she changed her name to join the Screen Actors Guild and trained at Yale University, graduating in 1991, and at the British American Drama Academy in England.
Young began her career in theatre, making her Broadway debut in the original cast of The Life (1997) and appearing in other productions including Merrily We Roll Along and Randy Newman's Faust. On television she has played Mellie Grant in Scandal (2012–2018), Jessica Whitly in Prodigal Son (2019–2021) and Beth Clemmons in Criminal Minds. She portrayed Vera Parini in the series The Other Black Girl (2023). Film credits include We Were Soldiers (2002) and Mission: Impossible III (2006).
