Bellamy Young on her acting career, the solace of singing, and seeing Asheville through new eyes “I love everything about it,” Young says of Asheville. “The smells, sights, and history. All of it.” Photo by Leo Deveney Although she now calls New York City home, actress Bellamy Young says she’ll always be a Southern girl at heart. Born and raised in Asheville, she returns to her hometown several times a year to visit her mom and extended family and friends. The actress, who rose to fame as First Lady Mellie Grant on the hit television show Scandal, currently co-stars in the TV crime drama