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Issa Rae
Acting
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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
Black Mirror
2011
Hot Ones
2015
BoJack Horseman
2014
The Oscars
1953
Insecure
2016
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Barbie
2023
Roar
2022
The Hate U Give
2018
American Fiction
2023
Little
2019
Vengeance
2022
The Lovebirds
2020
The Photograph
2020
Hair Love
2019
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