On June 17, 2006, Young made her acting debut in a
cameo role in the two-part
Komiks episode
Bampy—a Star Magic 14th Anniversary special on
ABS-CBN. She was one of the 20 new talents introduced as "
Star Magic Batch 13". The same year, Young acted opposite
Piolo Pascual in
Star Magic Presents: All About A Girl and in
Abt Ur Luv. Young appeared in the commercially successful film
One More Chance in 2007. In 2008, Young was in
Your Song Presents: Impossible in 2008. In 2009, she acted in another episode of
Your Song Presents: Underage, opposite
AJ Perez. In 2010, Young starred as Lorraine in the movie ''
Sa 'Yo Lamang opposite Enchong Dee and appeared as the younger sister of Rodjun Cruz in Juanita Banana''. Young's breakout role was Via Pereira, played originally by
Claudine Barretto, in
ABS-CBN's
2011 remake of
Mula Sa Puso.
Transfer to GMA Network Young transferred to
GMA Network in 2012. Her first project in GMA Network was ''
Mundo Mo'y Akin'' with
Alden Richards and
Louise delos Reyes, where she played the anti-hero role of Darlene Carbonel. Young is the main protagonist of the teen drama suspense-thriller television series
Dormitoryo with
Enzo Pineda,
Joyce Ching,
Ruru Madrid, and
Wynwyn Marquez. She played the role of Hazel Mendoza, who was determined to discover the truth behind the death of Maika Benitez (played by Wynwyn Marquez). She also had her first mainstream film under
GMA Films entitled
Overtime, co-starring
Richard Gutierrez. In 2015, Young played one of the main antagonists (Antonia Santibañez) in
Marimar, whose lead role was played by her real-life sister
Megan Young.
Marimar marks their second project together after
Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv Ur Lyf 2. ==Personal life==