Issa Rae
Acting
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 recognized with the Peabody Trailblazer Award and the Producers Guild of America Visionary Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Issa Rae, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
Jessica Drew (voice)
movieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026
Honey Queen (voice)
movieAmerican Fiction
2023
Sintara Golden
tvYoung Love
2023
Angela Young (voice)
movieBarbie
2023
Barbie
movieSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Jessica Drew (voice)
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
movieVengeance
2022
Eloise
tvRoar
2022
Wanda Shepard
movieCoastal Elites
2020
Callie Josephson
tvLegendary
2020
Self - Guest Judge
movieThe Lovebirds
2020
Leilani
tv#blackAF
2020
Issa Rae
movieThe Photograph
2020
Mae Eames
tvTamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
movieHair Love
2019
Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
tvA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Trina / Daffodil Dunham / Jess / Butterfly
movieLittle
2019
April Williams
tvDesus & Mero
2019
Self / Self - Illustrious Guest
movieThe Hate U Give
2018
April Ofrah
movieMoonlight
2017
Rachel
tvInsecure
2016
Issa Dee
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
movieA Bitter Lime
2015
Jane Johnson
movieRubberhead
2014
Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")
tvBoJack Horseman
2014
Dr. Indira (voice)
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvBlack Mirror
2011
Brandy Friday
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self - Presenter
Production22
tvSeen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
Executive Producer
movieJust One
2025
Executive Producer
movieContours
2025
Executive Producer
movieOne of Them Days
2025
Producer
movieGray Matter
2023
Executive Producer
tvProject Greenlight
2023
Executive Producer
tvRap Sh!t
2022
Executive Producer
movieInsecure: The End
2021
Executive Producer
tvSweet Life: Los Angeles
2021
Executive Producer
movieDark City Beneath the Beat
2020
Executive Producer, Producer
movieThe Lovebirds
2020
Executive Producer
movieThe Photograph
2020
Executive Producer
tvA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Executive Producer
tvInsecure
2016
Executive Producer
movieKilling Lazarus
2015
Producer
Juju
Producer
movieSinkhole
Producer
