Kara Young (actress)

This article is about the actress. For the model, see Kara Young.
Kara Young
Young at the 77th Tony Awards 2024
Alma materNew York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
OccupationActress

Kara Young[1] is an American actress. She has received three nominations for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play: in 2022 for the role of Letitia in Clyde's, in 2023 for the role of Jess in Cost of Living, and winning in 2024 for the role of Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins in Purlie Victorious. She was the first black actress to be nominated in three consecutive years (2022, 2023, 2024) for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, winning in 2024.

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