 Young Lani began acting at age 13 with a role in the television series "The High Chaparral".In the early 1970s, she appeared on "Harry O" and had a role in the 1975 television movie "Cage Without a Key", starring Susan Dey.In 1976, she co-starred in the feature film "Massacre at Central High" along with Kimberly Beck (who appeared as Nancy in the "Eight Is Enough" pilot).