Heather Young (actress)

Heather Young is an American former actress who is best known for playing the character Betty Hamilton on the television series Land of the Giants. Young is best known for her role as Betty Hamilton in the classic sci-fi TV series Land of the Giants, which aired from 1968 to 1970.

Young was born Pattie Petersen, a native of Bremerton, Washington. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Petersen; he was a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She grew up in Rolla, Missouri. As a student at Brigham Young University she performed in university production, including Fieldhouse Frolics and tours through the BYU Program Bureau. Her activities included singing in a trio of young women. When their work for Capitol Records was not successful, she turned to acting. The other two, Sandi Griffiths and Sally Flynn, continued as a duo, performing professionally as Sandi and Salli. Young signed with 20th Century Fox after being seen by a Fox executive who invited her to audition. She chose her professional name because the Screen Actors Guild already had registered another actress named Pattie Petersen.^[1]

Young's first experience of working with Irwin Allen was in the final episode of The Time Tunnel called "Town of Terror". She played a regular role as Betty Ann Hamilton on Allen's next series Land of the Giants. After the cancellation of the show and appearing in the 1972 TV movie Oh, Nurse!, Young gave up acting to concentrate on her family.

Young returned to television briefly in a two-part episode in Galactica 1980, appearing in the second part called "The Night the Cylons Landed".^[2]

Young married David Youkstetter, and they had a son.^[3]

• A Guide for the Married Man

• Heather Young at IMDb