Biography

Actor . Producer . Genre Storyteller

Rileah Vanderbilt is an award-winning actor, producer, and content creator known for redefining what genre storytelling looks like in the digital age. A true multi-hyphenate, Rileah got her start on screen but quickly stepped behind the camera founding her own productions to create more acting opportunities for herself and to carve out space for women in genre, fandom, and fantasy where they had long been overlooked.

She co-founded the viral collective Team Unicorn, whose cult-favorite videos like Geek & Gamer Girls and All About That Base helped pioneer fan-driven content in the early YouTube era. Her work has racked up millions of views and earned features on Good Morning America, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, io9, and more.

Over the past two decades, Rileah has produced scripted content with Adult Swim, Nerdist, Lionsgate, and Legendary, all while collaborating with pop culture icons including Stan Lee, James Gunn, Seth Green, Weird Al Yankovic, and director David Yarovesky. Her portrayal of Wonder Woman in Rainfall Films' viral short remains a fan-favorite, viewed over 4 million times in its first week.

As co-founder of Danger Maiden Productions, she has built a slate of genre-rich shorts, pilots, and music videos-including the award-winning Saber series-all created on micro-budgets while maintaining cinematic quality and fandom-first storytelling.

With nearly two decades in the entertainment industry, Rileah has witnessed the evolution of media firsthand, from the rise of viral content to the changing landscape of digital distribution. As storytelling continues to shift, she's actively exploring new formats and creative collaborations-seeking bold ways to bring genre-driven narratives to audiences wherever they are, and however they watch.
- IMDb mini biography by: R. Vanderbilt