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Heather Rae was born on 16 September, 1987 in Anaheim, California, United States, is an American actress and film producer. Discover Heather Rae's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 36 years old?

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Occupation film producer Director actress
Age 36 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 16 September, 1987
Birthday 16 September
Birthplace Anaheim, California, United States
Nationality United States

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Heather Rae Height, Weight & Measurements

At 36 years old, Heather Rae height is 1.7 m .

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Height 1.7 m
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Who Is Heather Rae's Husband?

Her husband is Russell Friedenberg (m. 1999)

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Husband Russell Friedenberg (m. 1999)
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Children 3 including Johnny Sequoyah

Heather Rae Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Heather Rae worth at the age of 36 years old? Heather Rae’s income source is mostly from being a successful film producer. She is from United States. We have estimated Heather Rae's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income film producer

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1930

It received the Best Documentary Feature at the 30th Annual American Indian Film Festival and a Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival.

1966

Heather Rae (born Heather Rae Bybee in California, October 1966) is an American film and television producer and director.

She has worked on documentary and narrative film projects, specializing in those with Native American themes, and is best known for Frozen River, Trudell and Tallulah.

Rae was raised in Idaho.

1996

From 1996 to 2001, Rae directed the Native program at the Sundance Institute.

1999

In 1999, Rae married Russell Friedenberg, the American director and screenwriter.

They have three children; her daughter is actress Johnny Sequoyah.

2000

In 2000, she co-produced Backroads directed by Shirley Cheechoo, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival that year.

2005

Rae directed the 2005 film Trudell, which has been shown at over 100 film festivals worldwide.

2006

In 2006, Trudell was nationally broadcast on PBS in the documentary series Independent Lens.

Circa 2006, Rae was an adjunct film studies professor at Boise State University, Idaho.

Around this time, Rae co-founded True West and the True West Cinema Film Festival.

2008

Rae was recognized as one of Variety's Ten Producers to Watch in 2008, and received the Piaget Producers Award and the Cinereach Producers Award.

In 2008, she was recognized as one of Variety's Ten Producers to Watch.

Frozen River (2008) received seven nominations and won two Independent Spirit Awards, including Rae winning the Piaget Producers Award.

It won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and received two Academy Award nominations for the Best Actress (Melissa Leo) and the Best Original Screenplay (Courtney Hunt).

2009

In 2009, the Independent Spirit Awards gave Rae the Piaget Producers Award for Frozen River and Ibid.

2010

In 2010, The Dry Land (2010) directed by Ryan Piers Williams and starring America Ferrera, Melissa Leo, Jason Ritter and Wilmer Valderrama, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

She established a production center in Boise where independent filmmakers such as Gregory Bayne, Randy Redroad and Blackhorse Lowe worked.

It produced four feature films before being shuttered.

Rae is a current and founding board member of the Sun Valley Film Festival.

After leaving Sundance, Rae worked for one year as senior vice president of production for Winter Films.

2012

From 2012 to 2015, Rae served as an artist trustee for the Sundance Institute's Board of Trustees.

2014

I Believe in Unicorns (2014) directed by Film Fatales founder, Leah Meyerhoff and starring Natalia Dyer, Peter Vack and Julia Garner premiered at South by Southwest.

2016

In 2016, Tallulah, starring Elliot Page and Allison Janney, written and directed by Sian Heder, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and is a Netflix Original Film.

2018

It was nominated for five Gotham Awards and won the Best Feature and the Breakthrough Actor awards in The 18th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards.

2019

In 2019, Bull, written by Annie Silverstein and Johnny McAllister and directed by Annie Silverstein, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

2020

From 2020 to 2021, Rae executively produced Amazon series Outer Range alongside Plan B Entertainment.

Outer Range was created by Brian Watkins and starring Josh Brolin.

Rae has worked with filmmakers in several countries, including the Sami and British Film Institutes in Europe, New Zealand's Script to Screen and Power of Inclusion Summit, and in Egypt with Film Independent's Global Media Makers partnership with the Cairo International Film Festival.

Rae self-identifies as Native American, and has said that her mother is Cherokee; however neither she nor her mother is an enrolled member of any federally or state-recognized Native American tribe or community.

In March 2023 her status was questioned by the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds.

According to the group, Rae's family records do not show any Native American heritage, and her family on both sides has identified as white across multiple public records, going back at least six generations.

Rae responded in an interview with Rebecca Sun at the Hollywood Reporter, stating that her family has identified over many generations as having Native American ancestry and that she identifies as an "ally" to the Native American community, and allegedly no longer claims Cherokee heritage, with "public mentions" eliding "any mention of personal Native affiliation for her altogether".