Actor Ella Rae Rappaport grew up in Stockholm, Sweden with a half-American, half-Swedish background. She made her screen debut at the age of ten in SVT’s celebrated Christmas Calendar, Barna Hedenhös uppfinner Julen (2013), where she played one of the leads, Flisa Hedenhös. She also played the lead, Gladys, in the feature film Alone in Space (2018), as well as the recurring roles as Sam in the HBO comedy series Lust (2022), and Sandra in the UR-series Limboland (2019). Rappaport has the starring role in TV series Trust Me for SVT, which was released in 2025.

Rappaport began her acting studies at Södra Latins Gymnasium, studying different techniques such as Stanislavski and Epic Theater (Bertholt Brecht). She also directed and wrote manuscripts. Later, she studied Dramaturgy at Biskops Arnö Folkhögskola where she wrote scripts for film, theater, and radio. Currently, Rappaport is attending the renowned theatre program at Fridhems Folkhögskola.

Rappaport stars in the highly anticipated feature film Egghead Republic, the latest feature from Swedish directorial duo Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja. Egghead Republic saw its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It will be released theatrically in Sweden on November 21.