Issa Rae
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1985-01-12 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Jo-Issa Rae Diop · JoIssa Rae Diop
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (35)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Black Mirror
2011
as Brandy Friday
The View
1997
as Self
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Dr. Indira (voice)
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Insecure
2016
as Issa Dee
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self / Self - Illustrious Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Hot Ones Versus
2024
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Trina / Daffodil Dunham / Jess / Butterfly
Roar
2022
as Wanda Shepard
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
#blackAF
2020
as Issa Rae
Legendary
2020
as Self - Guest Judge
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self
Young Love
2023
as Angela Young (voice)
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
2025
as Self
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
as Self
The Hair Tales
2022
as Self
Project Greenlight
2023
as Self
Picture This
2026
The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl
2011
as J
Movies (23)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026
as Honey Queen (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Jessica Drew (voice)
Barbie
2023
as Barbie
The Hate U Give
2018
as April Ofrah
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
as Jessica Drew (voice)
American Fiction
2023
as Sintara Golden
The Lovebirds
2020
as Leilani
Vengeance
2022
as Eloise
Moonlight
2017
as Rachel
Little
2019
as April Williams
The Photograph
2020
as Mae Eames
Escape Room
2025
Hair Love
2019
as Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
Rubberhead
2014
as Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")
Insecure: The End
2021
as Self
Coastal Elites
2020
as Callie Josephson
Babies
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
2023
as Self
Good People, Bad Things
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
Untitled Set It Off Remake
A Bitter Lime
2015
as Jane Johnson
Perfect Strangers
About Issa Rae
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… With 58 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Issa Rae has appeared in 23 films and 35 TV shows.
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- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) — as Honey Queen (voice)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — as Jessica Drew (voice)
- Barbie (2023) — as Barbie
- The Hate U Give (2018) — as April Ofrah
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027) — as Jessica Drew (voice)
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