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Issa Rae

Issa Rae

ActorProducerWriterCrew Jan 12 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, USA 1996–2027 (31 year career)
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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 T…

Known For

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Film

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Jessica Drew (voice)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Film

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Honey Queen (voice)
Barbie
Film

Barbie

Barbie
The Hate U Give
Film

The Hate U Give

April Ofrah
American Fiction
Film

American Fiction

Sintara Golden
Hair Love
Film

Hair Love

Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
Little
Film

Little

April Williams
Vengeance
Film

Vengeance

Eloise

Filmography

Acting (60)

·

Television (36)

Picture This

Picture This

2026
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

2025

as Self

4.1
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

2025

as Self

2.1
Hot Ones Versus

Hot Ones Versus

2024

as Self

8.8
Hollywood Black

Hollywood Black

2024

as Self

3.0
Young Love

Young Love

2023

as Angela Young (voice)

5.6
Project Greenlight

Project Greenlight

2023

as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

as Self

5.6
Sherri

Sherri

2022

as Self - Guest

2.6
Roar

Roar

2022

as Wanda Shepard

5.5
The Hair Tales

The Hair Tales

2022

as Self

6.8
Legendary

Legendary

2020

as Self - Guest Judge

7.5
#blackAF

#blackAF

2020

as Issa Rae

5.8
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.3
Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

2019

as Self - Guest

4.5
A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019

as Daffodil Dunham

7.1
Desus & Mero

Desus & Mero

2019

as Self - Illustrious Guest

5.1
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews

2016

as Self - Guest

1.0
Insecure

Insecure

2016

as Issa Dee

7.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self

6.1
Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015

as Self

7.1
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

6.2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.1
BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

2014

as Dr. Indira (voice)

8.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.2
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012

as Self

6.4
Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011

as Brandy Friday

8.3
The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl

The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl

2011

as J

Conan

Conan

2010

as Self - Guest

7.2
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.0
The View

The View

1997

as Self

4.3
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

as Self

6.4
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self - Host

6.9
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

as Self

6.3
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self - Presenter

7.0