# Reneé Rapp

> Reneé Rapp is a 26-year-old actress and singer-songwriter from North Carolina who rocketed from high school theater champion to Broadway's Regina George to pop music headliner - all before most people her age have a LinkedIn. She won the Jimmy Awards at 18, debuted on Broadway in Mean Girls a year later, built a cult following as Leighton Murray on HBO Max's The Sex Lives of College Girls, reprised Regina George in the 2024 film musical that grossed $101M worldwide, and has since released two critically acclaimed albums (Snow Angel and BITE ME) while selling out arenas on the Bite Me Tour. Known for radical candor, zero media training, and a goose-like live performance ad-lib that became a fan religion.

- **Role:** Recording Artist and Touring Performer
- **Organizations:** Interscope Records, Live Nation
- **From:** Huntersville, North Carolina, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High School (partial), Hopewell High School, High School Diploma (Performing Arts focus), Northwest School of the Arts
- **Known for:** 2018 Blumey Awards Best Actress (Charlotte regional musical theater), 2018 Jimmy Awards Best Performance by an Actress (national champion, $10,000 scholarship), Broadway debut as Regina George in Mean Girls (2019-2020)

## Career timeline

- **2018** — Won Best Actress at Blumey Awards for Big Fish
- **2018** — Won Best Performance by an Actress at the Jimmy Awards (national high school musical theater competition), earning $10,000 scholarship
- **2019** — Made Broadway debut as Regina George in Mean Girls on June 7
- **2019** — Became permanent lead in Mean Girls starting September 10
- **2020** — Mean Girls Broadway closes March 11 due to COVID-19
- **2021** — Cast as Leighton Murray in HBO Max's The Sex Lives of College Girls (Mindy Kaling)
- **2022** — Signed with Interscope Records; released debut EP Everything to Everyone on November 11
- **2023** — Released debut album Snow Angel on August 18 (Metacritic: 75); went on Snow Hard Feelings Tour
- **2023** — Announced departure from The Sex Lives of College Girls
- **2024** — Mean Girls (2024 musical film) released January 12 - $101.2M global box office; debuted #1 for three consecutive weeks
- **2024** — Came out as a lesbian on Saturday Night Live in January
- **2024** — Went public with relationship with British musician Towa Bird
- **2025** — Released sophomore album BITE ME on August 1 (Metacritic: 79)
- **2025** — Launched Bite Me Arena Tour in North America starting September 23
- **2026** — Concluded Bite Me Tour European leg on March 22 in Dublin, Ireland

## Achievements

- 2018 Blumey Awards Best Actress (Charlotte regional musical theater)
- 2018 Jimmy Awards Best Performance by an Actress (national champion, $10,000 scholarship)
- Broadway debut as Regina George in Mean Girls (2019-2020)
- Reprised Regina George in 2024 Mean Girls film musical - $101.2M global box office
- Two critically acclaimed studio albums: Snow Angel (Metacritic 75) and BITE ME (Metacritic 79)
- Sold-out arena tour (Bite Me Tour, 32+ concerts across North America and Europe)
- 3M+ Instagram followers, 4.1M+ TikTok followers

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Concluded Bite Me Tour European leg on March 22 in Dublin, Ireland
- **2025-08** — Released sophomore album BITE ME on August 1 (Metacritic: 79)
- **2025-09** — Launched Bite Me Arena Tour with supporting acts Ravyn Lenae and Syd
- **2025-05** — Released singles 'Bite Me' and 'Leave Me Alone' ahead of album
- **2025-01** — Appeared in horror series I Know What You Did Last Summer

## Links

- Website: https://www.reneerapp.com
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/reneerapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reneerapp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneerapp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reneemjrapp/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reneerapp

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Last updated: 2026-04-24