Issa Rae

Issa Rae

b. 1985 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, USA
Actress Writer

Jo-Issa Rae Diop, known as Issa Rae, 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.

Known For

Barbie
🎞️
★ 6.8
Barbie
2023
American Fiction
🎞️
★ 7.5
American Fiction
2023
Insecure
📺
★ 8.1
Insecure
2016
The Lovebirds
🎞️
★ 6.1
The Lovebirds
2020

Filmography

🎬
🎞️
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027 Actress
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
📺
★ 8.1
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
2025 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.5
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 Self
Escape Room
🎞️
★ 5.6
Escape Room
2025 Actress
Hollywood Black
📺
★ 7.4
Hollywood Black
2024 Self
Barbie
🎞️
★ 6.8
Barbie
2023 Actress
The Real Friends of WeHo
📺
★ 1.3
The Real Friends of WeHo
2023 Self
Young Love
📺
★ 7.4
Young Love
2023 Actress
Project Greenlight: A New Generation
📺
★ 5.7
Project Greenlight: A New Generation
2023 Self
The Barbie Story
🎞️
★ 5.2
The Barbie Story
2023 Self
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
🎞️
★ 8.5
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2022 Actress
Vengeance
🎞️
★ 6.8
Vengeance
2022 Actress
Roar
📺
★ 5.7
Roar
2022 Actress
Rap Sh!t
📺
★ 6.6
Rap Sh!t
2022 Writer
The Hair Tales
📺
★ 6.7
The Hair Tales
2022 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 4.2
BET Awards 2021
2021 Self
The Lovebirds
🎞️
★ 6.1
The Lovebirds
2020 Actress
The Photograph
🎞️
★ 6.1
The Photograph
2020 Actress
Coastal Elites
🎞️
★ 6.2
Coastal Elites
2020 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.8
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards
2020 Self
🎬
📺
★ 2.4
Let's Shoot! with Pete Chatmon
2020 Self
🎬
🎞️
92nd Academy Awards Nominations Announcement
2020 Self
Little
🎞️
★ 5.6
Little
2019 Actress
Hair Love
🎞️
★ 7.4
Hair Love
2019 Actress
A Black Lady Sketch Show
📺
★ 7.5
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 Actress
Desus & Mero
📺
★ 7.8
Desus & Mero
2019 Self
The Hate U Give
🎞️
★ 7.5
The Hate U Give
2018 Actress
🎬
🎞️
2017 Final Draft Awards
2018 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 2.4
Essence 10th Anniversary Black Women in Hollywood Awards
2017 Self
🎬
📺
Audi Think Faster
2017 Self
🎬
🎞️
Genius Talks
2017 Self
Insecure
📺
★ 8.1
Insecure
2016 Actress Writer
A Bitter Lime
🎞️
★ 6.8
A Bitter Lime
2015 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.8
Protect and Serve
2015 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Am I: The Film
2015 Self
🎬
🎞️
Black Twitter Screening
2014 Writer
🎬
📺
★ 6.6
Orange Is the New Black and Sexy
2013 Actress
Little Horribles
📺
★ 6.9
Little Horribles
2013 Actress
Exhale
📺
★ 6.0
Exhale
2013 Self
🎬
📺
★ 6.1
The Choir
2013 Director Writer
🎬
📺
★ 6.4
Instacurity
2013 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.5
BAD25: The Short Films of Michael Jackson
2012 Self
🎬
📺
★ 8.3
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
2011 Actress Director Writer
🎬
📺
★ 7.2
The Couple
2011 Actress
🎬
📺
★ 5.2
The Number
2011 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Untitled Friendship Breakup Movie
Actress
🎬
📺
The Dolls
Actress
🎬
🎞️
Empress of Serenity
Actress
🎬
🎞️
Babies
Actress
🎬
🎞️
American Princess
Actress
Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project
🎞️
Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project
Writer
🎬
🎞️
Sinkhole
Actress
🎬
🎞️
Good People, Bad Things
Actress
🎬
🎞️
Perfect Strangers
Actress Writer
🎬
🎞️
Untitled Issa Rae/Set It Off Project
Actress
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