Issa Rae
Actor
Born January 12, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Jessica Drew (voice)
Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project
Sinkhole
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Honey Queen (voice)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
Escape Room
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Self
Just One
Contours
One of Them Days
Hollywood Black
Self
Hot Ones Versus
Self
American Fiction
Sintara Golden
Young Love
Angela Young (voice)
Barbie
Barbie
Project Greenlight
Self
Gray Matter
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Jessica Drew (voice)
The Hair Tales
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Vengeance
Eloise
Rap Sh!t
Roar
Wanda Shepard
Insecure: The End
Self
Sweet Life: Los Angeles
Coastal Elites
Callie Josephson
Dark City Beneath the Beat
Legendary
Self - Guest Judge
The Lovebirds
Leilani
#blackAF
Issa Rae
The Photograph
Mae Eames
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Hair Love
Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Daffodil Dunham
Little
April Williams
Desus & Mero
Self
The Hate U Give
April Ofrah
Moonlight
Rachel
Insecure
Issa Dee
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Hot Ones
Self
A Bitter Lime
Jane Johnson
Killing Lazarus
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Rubberhead
Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")
BoJack Horseman
Dr. Indira (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Finding Your Roots
Self
Black Mirror
Brandy Friday
The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl
J
Conan
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The View
Self
The Daily Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Oscars
Self - Presenter