Known for Acting
Kara Young is an American actress. She had her breakout role in the series I’m a Virgo (2023), and in 2026 starred in the films I Love Boosters and Is God Is. She has won two Tony Awards for her roles in the plays Purlie Victorious (2024) and Purpose (2025), while also earning nominations for Clyde's (2022) and Cost of Living (2023).
Birthplace
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
16 films, 6 shows


I Love Boosters
2026 · 1h 53m
country: United States
A group of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven by stealing from her stores and reselling them at a lower price — what they call 'fashion-forward philanthropy'.


Is God Is
2026 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that pushes them to extraordinary lengths.


We Strangers
2025 · 1h 20m
country: United States
Rayelle Martin works as a commercial cleaner in Gary, Indiana. She's mischievous, playful, and skilled at adapting to her surroundings. One day while at work, Ray is approached by Dr. Neeraj Patel, a therapist who hires her to work as his housekeeper. Who’s going to say no to extra money? Not Ray.


Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
2024 · 1h 45m
country: United States
The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner.


Blow Up My Life
2023 · 1h 21m
country: United States
A disgraced pharmaceutical employee accidentally discovers a deadly opioid vape conspiracy, sending him on the run to expose the crime with a trail of chaos in his wake.


Sis
2023 · 14m
country: Unknown
Hopeless to hear that her ex is bringing his new girlfriend to a party, a young college student’s night turns around when she locks eyes with a girl across the room.


Master
2022 · 1h 38m
country: United States
At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, two black women strive to find their place. Navigating politics and privilege, they encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the school's haunted past… and present.


F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K
2022 · 13m
country: United States
A queer, Black, aspiring Baltimore rapper must outwit his vengeful day-job boss in order to avoid getting fired after accidentally eating an edible.


Clyde's
2021 · 1h 35m
country: United States
In this stirring new play from the team of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and director Kate Whoriskey, a truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at reclaiming their lives. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them under her thumb, the staff members are given purpose and permission to dream by their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich.


Silent Partner
2021 · 16m
country: United States
After winning a controversial case, a Black attorney at a white-shoe law firm questions the legitimacy of his recent promotion.


Chemical Hearts
2020 · 1h 33m
country: United States
When a hopelessly romantic high school senior falls for a mysterious new classmate, it sets them both on an unexpected journey that teaches them about love, loss, and most importantly themselves.


Over the Threshold
2019 · 12m
country: Unknown
A highly conservative Christian couple struggle to find intimacy on their wedding night as a result of their repressed Midwestern upbringing.


LUCID
2018 · 15m
country: Unknown
A woman seeks virtual reality therapy after being sexually assaulted on a girl's night out. But this new unconventional therapy comes at an insidious cost.


Hair Wolf
2018 · 12m
country: United States
The staff of a black hair salon fend off a strange new monster: white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture.


White Face
2017 · 21m
country: United States
The story of New York actor Charles Rodgers, a man who hates his Black skin and all the hardship that comes with it. Feeling trapped by his race, Charles believes he has found the solution to his problems - change his appearance to embody "Whiteness" - erase all that he has ever been and join the group he believes he should be a part of. But is this ever possible?


Cybornetics
2012
country: Unknown
In a future world of scientific advances, humans share every aspects of their lives with their machines. But when a leading scientist and his team build an advanced prototype cyborg, the scientists aren't prepared for the consequences