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Issa Rae
Actor

Issa Rae

12 Jan 1985Born
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Los Angeles, California, USABirthplace

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.

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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 recognized with the Peabody Trailblazer Award and the Producers Guild of America Visionary Award.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAPerfect StrangersFilm: Screenplay
  2. TBAGood People, Bad ThingsFilm
  3. TBAUntitled Set It Off RemakeFilm
  4. TBAUntitled Friendship Breakup FilmFilm
  5. TBAUntitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna ProjectFilm: Writer
  6. 2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-VerseFilm: Jessica Drew (voice)
  7. 2026BabiesFilm: Becky
  8. 2026The Super Mario Galaxy MovieFilm: Honey Queen (voice)
  9. 2026Picture ThisSeries (4 episodes)
  10. 2025Escape RoomFilm
  11. 2023American FictionFilm: Sintara Golden
  12. 2023Young LoveSeries: Angela Young (voice) (12 episodes)
  13. 2023BarbieFilm: Barbie
  14. 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseFilm: Jessica Drew (voice)
  15. 2022VengeanceFilm: Eloise
  16. 2022Rap Sh!tSeries: Writer, Creator (2 episodes)
  17. 2022RoarSeries: Wanda Shepard (1 episode)
  18. 2020Coastal ElitesFilm: Callie Josephson
  19. 2020The LovebirdsFilm: Leilani
  20. 2020#blackAFSeries: Issa Rae (1 episode)
  21. 2020The PhotographFilm: Mae Eames
  22. 2019Hair LoveFilm: Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
  23. 2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowSeries: Daffodil Dunham, Butterfly, Jess, Trina (1 episode)
  24. 2019LittleFilm: April Williams
  25. 2018The Hate U GiveFilm: April Ofrah
  26. 2017MoonlightFilm: Rachel
  27. 2016InsecureSeries: Issa Dee, Writer, Creator (44 episodes)
  28. 2015A Bitter LimeFilm: Jane Johnson
  29. 2014RubberheadFilm: Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")
  30. 2014BoJack HorsemanSeries: Dr. Indira (voice) (2 episodes)
  31. 2011Black MirrorSeries: Brandy Friday (1 episode)
  32. 2011The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black GirlSeries: J, Creator (24 episodes)

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