Issa Rae
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday12 January 1985 (41 years old)
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA
Known credits71
Biography
JoIssa Rae Diop (born January 12, 1985), known professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, and producer. She achieved recognition as the co-creator, co-writer, and star of the HBO comedy series Insecure (2016–2021), for which she was nominated for multiple Golden Globes Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards. Rae first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl (2011–2013). Her 2015 memoir, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, became a New York Times bestseller. In 2020, Rae formed the production company Hoorae Media. Rae has also appeared in …
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027 · Jessica Drew (voice)
Babies
2026 · Becky
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · Honey Queen (voice)
Picture This
2026
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · Self
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · Executive Producer
Escape Room
2025
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
2025 · Self
Just One
2025 · Executive Producer
Contours
2025 · Executive Producer
One of Them Days
2025 · Producer
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self
Hot Ones Versus
2024 · Self
American Fiction
2023 · Sintara Golden
Young Love
2023 · Angela Young (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast
2023 · Self
Barbie
2023 · Barbie
Project Greenlight
2023 · Self
Gray Matter
2023 · Executive Producer
Project Greenlight
2023 · Executive Producer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023 · Jessica Drew (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
2023 · Self
The Hair Tales
2022 · Self
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022 · Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
Vengeance
2022 · Eloise
Rap Sh!t
2022 · Writer
Rap Sh!t
2022 · Executive Producer
Rap Sh!t
2022 · Creator
Roar
2022 · Wanda Shepard
Insecure: The End
2021 · Self
Insecure: The End
2021 · Executive Producer
Sweet Life: Los Angeles
2021 · Executive Producer
Coastal Elites
2020 · Callie Josephson
Dark City Beneath the Beat
2020 · Executive Producer
Dark City Beneath the Beat
2020 · Producer
Legendary
2020 · Self - Guest Judge
The Lovebirds
2020 · Leilani
The Lovebirds
2020 · Executive Producer
#blackAF
2020 · Issa Rae
The Photograph
2020 · Mae Eames
The Photograph
2020 · Executive Producer
Tamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Hair Love
2019 · Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Daffodil Dunham
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Butterfly
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Jess
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