Issa Rae
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — Jan 12 1985
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…
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Black Mirror
Brandy Friday
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Honey Queen (voice)
BoJack Horseman
Dr. Indira (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Jessica Drew (voice)
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
Finding Your Roots
Self
Barbie
Barbie
Insecure
Issa Dee
Roar
Wanda Shepard
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Butterfly
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
#blackAF
Issa Rae
Young Love
Angela Young (voice)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
Legendary
Self - Guest Judge
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Jessica Drew (voice)
Rap Sh!t
Writing
The Hate U Give
April Ofrah
One of Them Days
Production
American Fiction
Sintara Golden
Vengeance
Eloise
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Self
Project Greenlight
Self
Little
April Williams
The Lovebirds
Leilani
Hair Love
Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
The Photograph
Mae Eames
Sweet Life: Los Angeles
Production
Escape Room
Gray Matter
Production
Moonlight
Rachel
Contours
Production
Babies
Insecure: The End
Self
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
Self
Rubberhead
Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")
One of Them Days 2
Production
Coastal Elites
Callie Josephson
Killing Lazarus
Production
Sinkhole
Production
Just One
Production
Dark City Beneath the Beat
Production
A Bitter Lime
Jane Johnson
Perfect Strangers
Juju
Production
Picture This
Good People, Bad Things
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project
Writing
Untitled Set It Off Remake