Global InformationIssa Rae information
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| Born | Jo-Issa Rae Diop January 12, 1985 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Joissa Diop-Diame |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Notable work | Awkward Black Girl, Insecure |
| Spouse |
Louis Diame (m. 2021) |
| Website | issarae |
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Jo-Issa Rae Diop[1] (born January 12, 1985),[2] credited professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, and producer.[3][4] Founder of Hoorae Media, she achieved wider recognition as the co-creator, co-writer, and star of the HBO television series Insecure (2016–2021), for which she was nominated for multiple Golden Globes Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards.[5][6]
Rae first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl.[7] Since 2011, Rae has continued to develop her YouTube channel, which features various short films, web series, and other content created by black people.[8][9] Her 2015 memoir, titled The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, became a New York Times bestseller.
Rae has also starred in feature films, with roles in the drama The Hate U Give (2018); the fantasy comedy Little (2019); the romance The Photograph (2020); the romantic comedy The Lovebirds (2020); the comedy thriller Vengeance (2022); and the comedies Barbie and American Fiction (2023), receiving nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Critics' Choice Movie Awards with the cast. She also voiced Jess Drew / Spider-Woman in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Beyond the Spider-Verse (upcoming). Rae provided the voice work for the short film Hair Love, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2020.[10]
In 2018 and 2022, Rae was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world,[11][12] and in 2014 in the Forbes '30 Under 30' list in the entertainment section.[13] She was recognized with the Peabody Trailblazer Award and the Producers Guild of America Visionary Award.
- ^ Wortham, Jenna (August 4, 2015). "The Misadventures of Issa Rae". The New York Times.
- ^ "UPI Almanac for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020". United Press International. January 12, 2020. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
…actor/singer Issa Rae in 1985 (age 35)
- ^ "Breaking the Silences - Finding Your Roots". Apple TV. January 5, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ Navidi, Leila (February 18, 2020). "A conversation with Issa Rae at Target headquarters". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
Writer and comedian Issa Rae
- ^ Hughes, William (June 23, 2016). "Issa Rae is still an Awkward Black Girl in the trailer for HBO's Insecure". The A.V. Club.
- ^ Respers France, Lisa (July 5, 2016). "Issa Rae's 'Insecure' may already be a hit". CNN.
- ^ Gopalan, Nisha (February 28, 2013). "Issa Rae on Awkward Black Girl, Her Shonda Rhimes Show, and Hating L.A. Guys". Vulture.
- ^ Kang, Inkoo (August 7, 2015). "Issa Rae's Long Road: When Are We Finally Going to Stop Wondering if Women of Color Are "Relatable"?Tumisang Marumo's friend Waxx". Indiewire. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Margeaux (October 1, 2014). "Issa Rae's Color Creative Calls for TV Diversity". EBONY.
- ^ ""Hair Love" Scores a Major Win for Representation at the Oscars". Teen Vogue. February 10, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ "Issa Rae: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "Zendaya, Issa Rae, Mary J. Blige, And More Top The 2022 TIME 100 Most Influential List". Essence. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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