Reneé Rapp

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Reneé Mary Jane Rapp (born January 10, 2000) is an American actress and singer. She won the Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress for her high school's production of Big Fish in 2018. Rapp gained wider recognition for starring as Regina George in the Broadway musical Mean Girls (2019–2020) and as Leighton Murray in the Max teen comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021–present). Rapp released her debut EP Everything to Everyone in 2022, which was followed by her full-length studio album Snow Angel in 2023. Rapp was born on January 10, 2000. She attended high school at Hopewell High School in Huntersville, North Carolina, for three years, performing in the theater program and playing on the varsity women's golf team before transferring to Northwest School of the Arts. Corey Mitchell, Rapp's theater teacher, said Rapp "has a special distinction...There is a difference when that vocal ability is coupled with sincere emotions that can move an audience and that literally can excite an audience". In 2018, Rapp won the Best Actress award at the Blumey Awards, Charlotte's premiere musical theater awards, for her portrayal of Sandra in her school's production of Big Fish. …