Hi reddit! I’m Kara Young. I’m in 2 films coming to theaters next month, IS GOD IS and I LOVE BOOSTERS. You may also know me from I’M A VIRGO or Broadway (PROOF, PURLIE VICTORIOUS, CLYDE’S, PURPOSE, COST OF LIVING). Ask me anything :)

Hi reddit!

I'm Kara Young.

You may know me from Broadway. On the stage, I've acted in PURLIE VICTORIOUS, CLYDE'S, COST OF LIVING, PURPOSE, and currently co-star in PROOF alongside Ayo Edebiri. I've starred in Amazon's miniseries I'M A VIRGO and will also be in Boots Riley's I LOVE BOOSTERS out in May.

My new movie, IS GOD IS, is out in theaters everywhere May 16 from Amazon MGM. It co-stars Erika Alexander, Janelle Monáe, Vivica A. Fox, and Sterling K. Brown.

Synopsis:

Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that pushes them to extraordinary lengths.

Trailer:

Ask me anything! Back to answer your questions at 5 PM ET tomorrow (Tuesday 4/28).

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Bio:

Known for her dynamic roles on stage both on Broadway and off-Broadway, she has received various accolades, including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and an Obie Award. Having won the Tony Award in 2024 and 2025, she is the first Black actress to be Tony-nominated in four consecutive years (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) for Best Featured Actress in a Play and the first African-American actress to win two consecutive Tonys.

She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in two consecutive years for playing a naive former servant in the Ossie Davis satirical play Purlie Victorious (2024) and a pregnant lesbian in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play Purpose (2025). She was Tony-nominated for her roles as a sandwich maker in Lynn Nottage's play Clyde's (2022) and a caretaker in Martyna Majok's dramatic play Cost of Living (2023).

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