Issa Rae
Acting
Born: January 12, 1985 (age 41) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
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 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
Barbie
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Black Mirror
2011
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026
BoJack Horseman
2014
The Hate U Give
2018
American Fiction
2023
Little
2019
The Lovebirds
2020
Hair Love
2019
Vengeance
2022
One of Them Days
2025
Photos (5)
Movies (15)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Jessica Drew (voice)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Honey Queen (voice)
Barbie
Barbie
American Fiction
Sintara Golden
The Hate U Give
April Ofrah
Vengeance
Eloise
Little
April Williams
The Lovebirds
Leilani
The Photograph
Mae Eames
Escape Room
2025
Hair Love
Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
Coastal Elites
Callie Josephson
Moonlight
Rachel
Rubberhead
Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")
A Bitter Lime
Jane Johnson
TV Shows (11)
Black Mirror
Brandy Friday · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Dr. Indira (voice) · 2 eps
Insecure
Issa Dee · 44 eps
Roar
Wanda Shepard · 1 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Butterfly · 1 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Daffodil Dunham · 1 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Jess · 3 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Trina · 3 eps
#blackAF
Issa Rae · 1 eps
Young Love
Angela Young (voice) · 12 eps
The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl
J · 24 eps
Self / Appearances (30)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Desus & Mero
Self · 1 eps
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest · 2 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Finding Your Roots
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
Self · 1 eps
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self · 2 eps
Legendary
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Hollywood Black
Self · 4 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Self · 1 eps
The Hair Tales
Self · 1 eps
Project Greenlight
Self · 10 eps
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast
Self
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
Self
Insecure: The End
Self
Upcoming (3)
Writing (2)
Producing (16)
Insecure
Executive Producer
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Executive Producer
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Executive Producer
One of Them Days
Producer
Rap Sh!t
Executive Producer
The Lovebirds
Executive Producer
The Photograph
Executive Producer
Contours
Executive Producer
Project Greenlight
Executive Producer
Sweet Life: Los Angeles
Executive Producer
Just One
Executive Producer
Gray Matter
Executive Producer
Dark City Beneath the Beat
Executive Producer
Dark City Beneath the Beat
Producer
Insecure: The End
Executive Producer
Killing Lazarus
Producer