Issa Rae

About

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...

Known for

Black MirrorSeries • 2011BoJack HorsemanSeries • 2014The Super Mario Galaxy MovieMovie • 2026Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseMovie • 2023BarbieMovie • 2023InsecureSeries • 2016A Black Lady Sketch ShowSeries • 2019RoarSeries • 2022American FictionMovie • 2023The Hate U GiveMovie • 2018#blackAFSeries • 2020One of Them DaysMovie • 2025Rap Sh!tSeries • 2022VengeanceMovie • 2022LittleMovie • 2019The LovebirdsMovie • 2020The PhotographMovie • 2020Gray MatterMovie • 2023Hair LoveMovie • 2019Coastal ElitesMovie • 2020