Issa Rae
| Issa Rae | |
| Born | Jo-Issa Rae Diop 1/12/1985 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress, writer, producer |
| Known for | Insecure, Awkward Black Girl |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) |
| Spouse(s) | Louis Diame |
| Awards | Peabody Trailblazer Award, Producers Guild of America Visionary Award |
| Website | issarae.com |
[1] Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'Hoorae Media.[2] [3] [4] [5] Bachelor of Arts [6] [7] [8] [9] Samantha Irby.<ref>"Issa Rae and Samantha Irby". Chicago Magazine. February 2015. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"30 Under 30: Hollywood and Entertainment". Forbes. 2014. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<Larry Wilmore <ref>"Issa Rae, Larry Wilmore Create Non-Prophet for HBO". Vibe. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Issa Rae, Larry Wilmore Create Non-Prophet for HBO". Vibe. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<Yvonne Orji)Leimert Park,<ref>"Issa Rae". Golden Globes. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Insecure – Peabody Award Profile". Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"At TV Press Tour, Actors And Producers Of Color Speak Of Hollywood Struggles". NPR. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<Angie Thomas'Regina Hall Marsai Martin Hair Love'LaKeith Stanfield,Kumail Nanjiani.B. J. Novak.Greta Gerwig,Percival Everett'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'Hoorae Media,Paramount,The Hollywood Reporter'Deadline Hollywood'<ref>"Issa Rae Signs First-Look Producing Deal at Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Issa Rae Signs Multiyear First-Look Film & TV Pact With Paramount". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Issa Rae Says She's Focused on 'What Fulfills Me' with a Busy Year Ahead (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Issa Rae Engaged to Longtime Boyfriend". Ebony. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Issa Rae on Instagram". Instagram. 2019. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<Valentine's Day <ref>"Issa Rae Spent Valentine's Day Screenwriting, But Husband Louis Diame 'Was Very Understanding' (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"What You Should Know About Issa Rae". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Actress and entrepreneur Issa Rae: Why 'I feel really stagnant'—even though 'I appear successful' on the outside". CNBC. 2025-11-24. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Issa Rae". Golden Globes. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Issa Rae Signs Multiyear First-Look Film & TV Pact With Paramount". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Insecure – Peabody Award Profile". Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Issa Rae | Biography, TV Shows, Movies, Insecure, Husband, & Facts". Britannica. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"30 Under 30: Hollywood and Entertainment". Forbes. 2014. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<Shonda Rhimes,Ava DuVernay,Debbie Allen,Mara Brock Akil,<ref>"Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay, Debbie Allen, Mara Brock Akil, Issa Rae Essence Cover". Essence. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Issa Rae Signs First-Look Producing Deal at Paramount". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<<ref>"Actress and entrepreneur Issa Rae: Why 'I feel really stagnant'—even though 'I appear successful' on the outside". CNBC. 2025-11-24. Retrieved 2026-02-23.<Alison Brie Barbara Billingsley Jennifer Tilly Blake Lively Courteney Cox Constance Wu <refe
- ↑ "Issa Rae". Golden Globes. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Issa Rae | Biography, TV Shows, Movies, Insecure, Husband, & Facts". Britannica. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Issa Rae | Biography, TV Shows, Movies, Insecure, Husband, & Facts". Britannica. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "What You Should Know About Issa Rae". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "The Misadventures of Issa Rae". The New York Times. 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "The Misadventures of Issa Rae". The New York Times. 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Issa Rae YouTube Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "The Misadventures of Issa Rae". The New York Times. 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Issa Rae's "Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl" Reveals the Real Rae". The New Republic. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- American actresses
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- American voice actresses
- American television writers
- American television producers
- American women television producers
- American film producers
- American women film producers
- Showrunners
- Stanford University alumni
- People from Los Angeles
- People from Potomac, Maryland
- American people of Senegalese descent
- African-American actresses
- African-American writers
- American memoirists
- American women memoirists
- YouTube content creators
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century American writers
- Peabody Award winners
- American people