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 stars in the highly anticipated feature film Egghead Republic, from acclaimed screenwriter/director duo Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja (Aniara). Egghead Republic is due for release in 2025.

Rappaport just finished shooting the starring role in TV series Trust Me for SVT. Trust Me is to be 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.