Issa Rae

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Female

Birthday

1985-01-12 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Jo-Issa Rae Diop
  • Ίσα Ρέι
  • ایسا رای

Issa Rae

Biography

Jo-Issa Rae Diop, known as Issa Rae (born January 12, 1985), is an American actress, writer, director, producer, and web series creator. She first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl. Since then, she has been known for her roles in the TV show 'Insecure' (2016-2021) and films such as 'The Hate U Give' (2018) and 'Barbie' (2023).

Her father is Senegalese.

Known For

Barbie
7.0%

Barbie

Jul 19, 2023

Black Mirror
8.3%

Black Mirror

Dec 4, 2011

BoJack Horseman
8.5%

BoJack Horseman

Aug 22, 2014

The Hate U Give
8.1%

The Hate U Give

Oct 19, 2018

American Fiction
7.3%

American Fiction

Nov 10, 2023

Little
6.9%

Little

Apr 4, 2019

The Lovebirds
6.1%

The Lovebirds

May 22, 2020

The Daily Show
6.4%

The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

Hair Love
7.6%

Hair Love

Aug 14, 2019

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

Vengeance
6.6%

Vengeance

Jul 29, 2022

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Acting

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

Creator

2022
Rap Sh!t as Creator
2016
Insecure as Creator

Crew

The Dolls as Script

Production

Juju as Producer
Perfect Strangers as Producer
Sinkhole as Producer
2025
Just One as Executive Producer
2025
Contours as Executive Producer
2025
One of Them Days as Producer
2023
Gray Matter as Executive Producer
2023
Project Greenlight as Executive Producer
2022
Rap Sh!t as Executive Producer
2021
Insecure: The End as Executive Producer
2021
Sweet Life: Los Angeles as Executive Producer
2020
The Lovebirds as Executive Producer
2020
The Photograph as Executive Producer
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show as Executive Producer
2016
Insecure as Producer

Writing

Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project as Writer
Perfect Strangers as Screenplay
2022
Rap Sh!t as Writer
2016
Insecure as Writer
Movies
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