Odessa Rae

Biography

Odessa Rae is a Canadian actor and producer whose film career started in Japan, where she also appeared in commercials alongside Brad Pitt. She then wrote, produced and starred in her debut feature, Jenifa, and as a performer she turned up in Hard Candy (2005), Smallville and Movie 43 (2013). She helped form Ivanhoe Pictures, the company behind Crazy Rich Asians, and in January 2017 it gave her a first-look development deal. RaeFilm Studios followed in 2021, devoted to non-fiction work. Navalny, which she produced in 2022 for director Daniel Roher, took the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the BAFTA for Best Documentary. Her later producing credits include Hollywoodgate, Defiant, It Doesn't Matter and The Voice of Hind Rajab, and she was an executive producer on the short Extremist. Among her honors are a Producers Guild of America Award, a Cinema Eye Award and Critics Choice Awards.

44years old

Turns 45 on May 23in 231 days

Born May 23, 1982Calgary
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 12 years2005 to 2017

Every film, newest first

2017HangmanIMDb rating 5.2
2013Movie 43IMDb rating 4.4
2009Ready or NotIMDb rating 4.7
2005Hard CandyIMDb rating 7.0

Genres

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First role
Rae started her film career in Japan, where she became widely known through commercials with Brad Pitt. She then co-wrote, produced and starred in her first feature film, Jenifa.
Behind the camera
Rae played a key part in starting Ivanhoe Pictures, the company behind the box office hit Crazy Rich Asians. In January 2017, she signed a first-look development deal with that company.
Languages
Odessa Rae attended the University of Toronto for international relations. She is fluent in Japanese and can hold conversations in several other languages.

Odessa Rae movies on Netflix

Hangman2017IMDb rating 5.2as TV Reporter
Movie 432013IMDb rating 4.4as Danita (segment "The Pitch")
Ready or Not2009IMDb rating 4.7as Coco
Hard Candy2005IMDb rating 7.0as Janelle Rogers

Worked with

Odessa Rae made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dennis Quaid

Al Pacino

Naomi Watts

Liev Schreiber

Greg Kinnear

Hugh JackmanDavid SladeDirector, 1 film

Elizabeth BanksDirector, 1 film

Steven BrillDirector, 1 film

Films together

Dennis Quaid1 film together, 2013
Dennis Quaid's page
- Movie 432013IMDb rating 4.4Rae as Danita (segment "The Pitch")Quaid as Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")
Al Pacino1 film together, 2017
Al Pacino's page
- Hangman2017IMDb rating 5.2Rae as TV ReporterPacino as Ray Archer
Naomi Watts1 film together, 2013
Naomi Watts's page
- Movie 432013IMDb rating 4.4Rae as Danita (segment "The Pitch")Watts as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")
Liev Schreiber1 film together, 2013
Liev Schreiber's page
- Movie 432013IMDb rating 4.4Rae as Danita (segment "The Pitch")Schreiber as Robert (segment "Homeschooled")
Greg Kinnear1 film together, 2013
Greg Kinnear's page
- Movie 432013IMDb rating 4.4Rae as Danita (segment "The Pitch")Kinnear as Griffin Schraeder (segment "The Pitch")
Hugh Jackman1 film together, 2013
Hugh Jackman's page
- Movie 432013IMDb rating 4.4Rae as Danita (segment "The Pitch")Jackman as Davis (segment "The Catch")
David SladeDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by David Slade
- Hard Candy2005IMDb rating 7.0Rae as Janelle Rogers
Elizabeth BanksDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Elizabeth Banks
- Movie 432013IMDb rating 4.4Rae as Danita (segment "The Pitch")
Steven BrillDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Steven Brill
- Movie 432013IMDb rating 4.4Rae as Danita (segment "The Pitch")

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Odessa Rae's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Academy Awards
2023	Best Documentary Feature Film	Navalny	Won

Online

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