Issa Rae
January 12, 1985 (40 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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- 2027 · Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Jessica Drew (voice)
- 2025 · Black Mirror: Hotel Reverie as Brandy
- 2025 · No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski as Self
- 2024 · Hot Ones Versus as
- 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 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 · 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
- 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
- Future · Perfect Strangers as
- Future · American Princess as