Personal Info
Jo-Issa Rae Diop
Issa Rae
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Jessica Drew (voice)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Honey Queen (voice)
Escape Room
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Jessica Drew (voice)
Barbie
as Barbie
American Fiction
as Sintara Golden
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
as Self
Vengeance
as Eloise
Insecure: The End
as Self
The Lovebirds
as Leilani
TV Shows
Picture This
4 ep.
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
as Self · 1 ep.
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self · 2 ep.
Hot Ones Versus
as Self · 1 ep.
Hollywood Black
as Self · 4 ep.
Young Love
as Angela Young (voice) · 12 ep.
Project Greenlight
as Self · 10 ep.
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Roar
as Wanda Shepard · 1 ep.
