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Issa Rae

Issa Rae

Actor · Born 1985-01-12 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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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 films, with roles in the drama The Hate U Give (2018), the fantasy comedy Little (2019), the romance The Photograph (2020), the romantic comedy The Lovebirds (2020), the comedy thriller Vengeance(2022), and the comedies Barbie and American Fiction (both 2023). She also had a voice role in the short film Hair Love (2019) and voiced Jess Drew / Spider-Woman in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). In 2018 and 2022, Rae was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world and in 2014 in the Forbes '30 Under 30' list in the entertainment section. She was reco…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Barbie (2023) — Barbie
  2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — Jessica Drew (voice)
  3. Black Mirror (2011) — Brandy Friday
  4. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) — Honey Queen (voice)
  5. BoJack Horseman (2014) — Dr. Indira (voice)
  6. The Hate U Give (2018) — April Ofrah
  7. American Fiction (2023) — Sintara Golden
  8. Little (2019) — April Williams
  9. The Lovebirds (2020) — Leilani
  10. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  11. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  12. Hair Love (2019) — Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
  13. Vengeance (2022) — Eloise
  14. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
  15. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  16. Conan (2010) — Self - Guest
  17. Insecure (2016) — Issa Dee
  18. The Photograph (2020) — Mae Eames
  19. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
  20. The View (1997) — Self
  21. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
  22. The Oscars (1953) — Self - Presenter
  23. Hot Ones (2015) — Self
  24. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
  25. Roar (2022) — Wanda Shepard
  26. A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) — Butterfly
  27. #blackAF (2020) — Issa Rae
  28. Coastal Elites (2020) — Callie Josephson
  29. The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) — Self
  30. Legendary (2020) — Self - Guest Judge
  31. Finding Your Roots (2012) — Self
  32. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
  33. Tamron Hall (2019) — Self - Guest
  34. Young Love (2023) — Angela Young (voice)
  35. Insecure: The End (2021) — Self
  36. Sherri (2022) — Self - Guest
  37. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) — Self
  38. Desus & Mero (2019) — Self
  39. No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski (2025) — Self
  40. Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025) — Self