Issa Rae
Acting
Born January 12, 1985 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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…
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Conan
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Saturday Night Live
Black Mirror
The View
BoJack Horseman
Hot Ones
Sherri
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Tamron Hall
Desus & Mero
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Barbie
The Oscars
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Insecure
Finding Your Roots
Hot Ones Versus
Roar
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Legendary
#blackAF
The Hate U Give
Hollywood Black
American Fiction
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
The Photograph
Young Love
Little
Vengeance