Odessa Young dropped out of her Sydney high school a couple of days after her 17th birthday. The teenager had two big Australian movie roles to her credit, her performances celebrated on the film festival circuit, and had decided year 12 meant “the learning part was over and then it was all about testing”.
She was “pretty persuasive” with her parents that she was serious about acting: “I was always a good debater, so they had no choice but to accept.”
