Actor

Kara Young

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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).

Notable work

8.2
Marvel's The Punisher (2017)
as Wendy
7.3
Chemical Hearts (2020)
as La

Often works with

Bruce Altman
2 titles together
Chemical Hearts, Master
Catherine Curtin
2 titles together
Chemical Hearts, F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K

Full filmography · 19

I Love Boosters
as Crying Black Mother
20266.1
Is God Is
as Racine
20265.9
We Strangers
as Mari Winters
2025
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
2024
Blow Up My Life
as Charlie August
2023
Sis
as Michelle
2023
Master
as Sascha
20225.2
F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K
as Yolanda
2022
Clyde's
as Letitia
2021
Silent Partner
as Kosi Jones
2021
Chemical Hearts
as La
20207.3
Over the Threshold
as Room Service
2019