Kara Young

Actor · 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).

What are Kara Young's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

29%

Morality

23%

Society

18%

Power

17%

Survival

9%

Bonds

4%

Coming of age2 Identity2 Community2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Allyas Charlie August in Blow Up My Life (2022)
Allyas Jones in I'm a Virgo (2023)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Melancholic

3

Dread

2

Contemplative

2

Absurd

2

Other

6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 Bittersweet2 Haunting2

How their films end

Bittersweet4
Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kara Young's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Kara Young's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

I Love Boosters(2026)
as Crying Black Mother
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Is God Is(2026)
as Racine
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
We Strangers(2024)
as Mari Winters
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins
Blow Up My Life(2022)
as Charlie August
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Michelle
I'm a Virgo(2023)
Show 7 episodes · as Jones
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Master(2022)
as Sascha
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
F^¢K '€M R!GHT B@¢K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Yolanda
Clyde's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Letitia
Silent Partner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Kosi Jones
Chemical Hearts(2020)
as La
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Over the Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Room Service
The Other Two(2019)
Show 1 episode · as VMA Announcer (voice)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
LUCID (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Deja
Hair Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Cami
White Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Kara
The Punisher(2017)
Show 2 episodes · as Wendy
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Cybornetics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Lisa
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 1 episode · as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins

Career shape

Star power in the 86^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles from 1971 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Is God Is (2026)

$4.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Is God Is (2026)

Midcredits 70^th

Film career

19712026

2020Screen debut· Chemical Hearts
2026First top-billed film· Is God Is

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting20 of 20 · 61^st

By decade

1970s1 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s12 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kara Young's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51^st percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

45^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

90^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

75^th and up2
50^th to 74^th4
25^th to 49^th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved1
Divisive1
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser3
Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

We Strangers (2024)

90^th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

I Love Boosters (2026)

Midcredits 72^nd · 62% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kara Young's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderate

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kara Young work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kara Young's MovieCove titles; Bruce Altman shares the most, 2.

Bruce Altman2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Bruce Altman
Charlotte Hornsby2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Charlotte Hornsby