Renee Rapp

Reneé Jane Rapp is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Born on January 10, 2000, to Charles Rapp and Denise Olexa, she grew up attending Hopewell High School in Huntersville, North Carolina, where she competed on the varsity women's golf team and participated in the theater program. She later transferred to the Northwest School of the Arts. In 2018, Rapp gained regional attention by winning Best Actress at the Blumey Awards for portraying Sandra in a high school production of Big Fish. She subsequently won Best Performance by an Actress at the 10th annual Jimmy Awards in New York City, earning a $10,000 scholarship.

Rapp began her professional stage career in 2018 with a role as Wendla in a regional production of Spring Awakening at Theatre Charlotte. That same year, she appeared at the Supergirl Pro Surf and Music Festival, participated in the Educational Theatre Foundation's Broadway Back to School event, and took part in a reading of Parade for the Roundabout Theatre Company. In early 2019, she performed at BroadwayCon's Star to Be event and featured in showcase events at Feinstein's/54 Below. Her major theatrical breakthrough came in May 2019 when she was cast as Regina George in the Broadway musical Mean Girls, initially for a short run before taking over the role permanently from September 2019 until Broadway shut down in March 2020.

Following her Broadway tenure, Rapp transitioned into television and recorded music. In October 2020, she was cast as Leighton Murray, one of the primary characters in the HBO Max comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls, appearing from 2021 through 2024. She launched her solo recording career with her debut extended play, Everything to Everyone, in November 2022, which was followed by a sold-out tour in the United States and international performances. Her debut full-length studio album, Snow Angel, was released in August 2023, accompanied by the international Snow Hard Feelings tour and a deluxe edition featuring a collaboration with Coco Jones.

Rapp expanded her screen career by reprising her role as Regina George in the 2024 musical film adaptation of Mean Girls and contributing to its soundtrack. She performed as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live alongside Megan Thee Stallion in January 2024. Expanding her musical output, Rapp announced her second studio album, Bite Me, launching it with the single "Leave Me Alone" and a performance at the American Music Awards in May 2025. The album was released on August 1, 2025.

Beyond her artistic projects, Rapp became a global brand ambassador for L'Oréal Paris in February 2025 and served as a grand marshal for WorldPride DC in June 2025. As a musical artist, she possesses a soprano vocal range, with her sound incorporating elements of pop, R&B, and pop rock. She has cited artists such as Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, Jazmine Sullivan, SZA, Kacey Musgraves, Pink, Alanis Morissette, and Joan Jett as creative influences.