Young began her career as a participant in the StarStruck reality show, and then became a member of the Star Magic project, but later returned as a contract artist under the direction of GMA Network.
Megan Young: biography
Young was born in Alexandria, Virginia, into a family of an American father and a Filipino mother. She is the daughter of Victoria Talde, who hails from Pandan, Antique, and Calvin Cole Young III. Megan Young's family moved to Castillejos, Zambales, Philippines when she was ten years old. From 2002 to 2005, she received her secondary education at the Subic Bay Regional High School of Science in Freeport Zone, and then moved to Manila to pursue her acting career. In 2011, she began studying film production at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.
Carier start
Megan Young's first public appearance was in the second season of the Real Talent Search show, StarStruck, in which she won first place. Her first acting job under the direction of the GMA studio was in the youth comedy drama Love to Love Presents: Love Ko Urok, where she played the role of Meg. She then played the role of Anna in "Asian Treasures" and the role of the fairies in Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang.
Television debut
If we talk about a career on television, Megan Young first appeared on the channel ABS-CBN in the youth show "Star Magic", which was led by performers Astigs and Abt Ur Luv. She also played the role of a girl named Shane in Koki, playing together with Zanja Marudo. She gained real popularity when she appeared as one of the celebrities in the show Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2, where she received the nickname "Princess of Charm."
After PBB, she portrayed the villain Marcela in the remake of I Love Betty La Fea from ABS-CBN, playing with Joey Lloyd Cruz. In 2009, she was one of four personalities represented as the host for the resumption of broadcasting Channel [V] in the Philippines. Megan Young also became an occasional guest on several shows at Studio 23. In 2012, she had a long period of fame as the lead actress in Hiasa, where she reunited with her ex-boyfriend Zanja Marudo. In 2013, she appeared in the TV5 dramas Never Say Goodbye and Misibis Bay.
Movie career
In addition to television, Young also starred in several films, one of which was Reunion, where she played Toyang. Young was nominated for the Asian Daxiatnya Award in 2014.
In March 2015, Megan Young returned to the GMA Network after four years of an exclusive contract with ABS-CBN. Her project for the return of the series Kapuso - the most anticipated second adaptation of the old Mexican television hit Mexicanovela MariMar, where she should play a major role. Her character in the series is associated with the character of Tom Rodriguez, who plays the role of her boyfriend. Her sister Lauren Young is also part of the show and plays the role of MariMar's main antagonist, Antonia.
Talent Show Jury
Megan is also one of the jury of the sixth season of the Starstruck talent show, from which she began her media career at one time. She works with Dingdong Dantes as the general manager, and under her leadership, Star Herck graduates are Mark Herras, Rocco Nasino, Miguel Tanfelix and Chris Bernal, who even agreed to play in the play, to which Megan wrote the script. The premiere of the performance took place on September 7, 2015.
