Shelby Young - Actor

Shelby Young is a Los Angeles-based actor with an extensive background in voice over, motion capture and on-camera. She's also a self-proclaimed nerd with an affinity for cats, theme parks and sushi and has amassed a large social media following by way of Tiktok where she shares fun voice over and comedy related videos to her audience of over two million followers.

In the world of voice acting, Shelby is best known for her work in the Star Wars galaxy, voicing Princess Leia Organa on both Disney Channel's Star Wars Forces of Destiny as well as Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales, Captain Bragg and Lenk in Star Wars the Bad Batch and rocker droid K-344 in Star Wars Visions. 

Shelby is also known 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. 

Shelby's resume includes other AAA titles such as Battlefield 1, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, both Final Fantasy XV DLC's and Dead Rising 3 where she voiced and provided MoCap for the lead role of Annie. You can also currently hear Shelby recur as Rayna on Nickelodeon’s new title, “Baby Shark’s Big Show!” 

In the on-camera world you may know Shelby as Leah from the Emmy-winning American Horror Story, KC in the Best Picture Oscar®-nominated The Social Network, or Kinsey on Days of Our Lives.

Much gratitude to The Halp Network www.halpnet.com for sponsoring this episode of Goddess in Gaming.

Recorded Jan 4, 2022

Shelby's Contact:
Website; shelby-young.com
IMDB: imdb.me/shelbyyoung
TikTok: @shelbyyoung
Twitter: @shelby_young
Instagram: @shelbyhyoung
To hire Shelby as an Actor contact https://voxusa.net/ her agent Michaela Hicks