
Odessa Rae (born May 23, 1982 in Calgary , Alberta ) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker.
Biography from TMDB.
- May 23, 1982 (44)
- Canada
- Actor and producer
- 18 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Odessa Rae's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Odessa Rae's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Odessa Rae's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
28 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Falling House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Hell's Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Kami nour(2026)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Voice of Hind Rajab(2025)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Extremist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Palace of Youth(2025)

Hollywoodgate(2023)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
It Doesn't Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Chosen Family(2024)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Defiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Navalny(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Story Won't Die(2021)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hangman(2017)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Asthma(2014)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Movie 43(2013)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Gabe the Cupid Dog(2012)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Rizzoli & Isles(2010)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Ready or Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Leverage(2008)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
B.T.K. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Dead at 17(2008)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Rules of Engagement(2007)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Hard Candy(2005)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
ESL: English as a Second Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Jenifa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Parco Fiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Smallville(2001)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2006.
Film career
Peak 2006 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2006Screen debut· Hard Candy
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 3 major nominations, 2023.
- Oscar, won · Best Documentary Feature
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Documentary
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Odessa Rae's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of the 13 of 14 with a score; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 17 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Odessa Rae's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Odessa Rae work with?
People who share at least 2 of Odessa Rae's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geralyn White Dreyfous shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Michael FeiferShared titles: Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012), My Dog's Christmas Miracle (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Feifer

Writers
- David DeCraneShared titles: Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012), My Dog's Christmas Miracle (2011)See all 2 shared titles with David DeCrane

Actors
- Ashley JonesShared titles: Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012), Dead at 17 (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Ashley Jones

- Barbara NivenShared titles: Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012), Dead at 17 (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Niven

- Linden AshbyShared titles: Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012), Dead at 17 (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Linden Ashby

Composers
- Brandon JarrettShared titles: Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012), My Dog's Christmas Miracle (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Brandon Jarrett

Producers
- Geralyn White DreyfousShared titles: The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025), Hollywoodgate (2023), Navalny (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Geralyn White Dreyfous

- Katherine EmbiricosShared titles: The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025), Hollywoodgate (2023), The Story Won't Die (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Katherine Embiricos
- Shane BorisShared titles: Palace of Youth (2025), Hollywoodgate (2023), Navalny (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Shane Boris

- Pierre DavidShared titles: Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012), My Dog's Christmas Miracle (2011), Dead at 17 (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre David

