Issa Rae
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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Movies 23
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Honey Queen (voice)
2026
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Jessica Drew (voice)
2023
Barbie
as Barbie
2023
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Jessica Drew (voice)
2027
The Hate U Give
as April Ofrah
2018
American Fiction
as Sintara Golden
2023
Vengeance
as Eloise
2022
Little
as April Williams
2019
The Photograph
as Mae Eames
2020
The Lovebirds
as Leilani
2020
Babies
as Becky
2027
Hair Love
as Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
2019
Moonlight
as Rachel
2017
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
as Self
2023
Coastal Elites
as Callie Josephson
2020
Escape Room
2025
Rubberhead
as Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")
2014
A Bitter Lime
as Jane Johnson
2015
Insecure: The End
as Self
2021
Untitled Set It Off Remake
Good People, Bad Things
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
Perfect Strangers
TV Shows 39
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Conan
as Self - Guest
2010
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
The View
as Self
1997
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
Black Mirror
as Brandy Friday
2011
BoJack Horseman
as Dr. Indira (voice)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
Desus & Mero
as Self
2019
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
Insecure
as Issa Dee
2016
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter
1953
Hot Ones Versus
as Self
2024
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Trina
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Daffodil Dunham
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Jess
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Butterfly
2019
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
Roar
as Wanda Shepard
2022
Legendary
as Self - Guest Judge
2020
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
as Self
2025
#blackAF
as Issa Rae
2020
Hollywood Black
as Self
2024
Young Love
as Angela Young (voice)
2023
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self
2025
Project Greenlight
as Self
2023
The Hair Tales
as Self
2022
The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl
as J
2011