Acting
Issa Rae
Issa Rae is an actress born on January 12, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for Barbie, Little and The Lovebirds. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 12, 1985
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Jo-Issa Rae Diop · JoIssa Rae Diop
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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 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.
Filmography
- 2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verseas Jessica Drew (voice)
- 2026Babiesas Becky
- 2026The Super Mario Galaxy Movieas Honey Queen (voice)
- 2026Picture This4 episodes
- 2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black Televisionas Self · 2 episodes · Executive producer
- 2025Escape Room
- 2025No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowskias Self · 1 episode
- 2025Just OneExecutive producer
- 2025ContoursExecutive producer
- 2025One of Them DaysProducer
- 2024Hollywood Blackas Self · 4 episodes
- 2023American Fictionas Sintara Golden
- 2023Young Loveas Angela Young (voice) · 12 episodes
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Castas Self
- 2023Barbieas Barbie
- 2023Gray MatterExecutive producer
- 2023Project Greenlightas Self · 10 episodes · Executive producer
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseas Jessica Drew (voice)
- 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movieas Self
- 2022Vengeanceas Eloise
- 2022Rap Sh!tWriter · Executive producer · Creator
- 2022Roaras Wanda Shepard · 1 episode
- 2021Insecure: The Endas Self · Executive producer
- 2021Sweet Life: Los AngelesExecutive producer
- 2020Coastal Elitesas Callie Josephson
- 2020Dark City Beneath the BeatExecutive producer · Producer
- 2020Legendaryas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episode
- 2020The Lovebirdsas Leilani · Executive producer
- 2020#blackAFas Issa Rae · 1 episode
- 2020The Photographas Mae Eames · Executive producer
- 2019Hair Loveas Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)
- 2019A Black Lady Sketch Showas Daffodil Dunham · 3 episodes · Executive producer
- 2019Littleas April Williams
- 2018The Hate U Giveas April Ofrah
- 2017Moonlightas Rachel
- 2016Insecureas Issa Dee · 44 episodes · Writer · Executive producer · Creator
- 2015Killing LazarusProducer
- 2015A Bitter Limeas Jane Johnson
- 2014Rubberheadas Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")
- 2014BoJack Horsemanas Dr. Indira (voice) · 2 episodes
- 2012Finding Your Rootsas Self · 1 episode
- 2011Black Mirroras Brandy Friday · 1 episode
- 2011The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girlas J · 24 episodes · Creator
- 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self · 1 episode
- 1953The Oscarsas Self - Presenter · 1 episode