Issa Rae

American actress and writer

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2025 Issa Rae is set to appear as herself in 'No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski'.
2025 Issa Rae is set to produce the project 'One of Them Days' in 2025.
2024 Issa Rae won the Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture award at the NAACP Image Awards for her role in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
2024 Issa Rae's role in A Black Lady Sketch Show earned nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards in previous years.
2024 Issa Rae's work in Barbie received multiple nominations, including for Best Ensemble at various awards such as the Columbus Film Critics Association and the North Carolina Film Critics Association.
2024 Issa Rae's work in American Fiction was nominated for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards.
2023 Issa Rae voices Angela Love in the TV series 'Young Love', appearing in 24 episodes.
2023 Issa Rae won the Best Ensemble award at the Black Film Critics Circle for her work in American Fiction.
2023 Issa Rae received the Trailblazer Award at the Peabody Awards for her contributions.
2023 Issa Rae played President Barbie in the movie 'Barbie'.
2023 Issa Rae starred as Sintara Golden in the film 'American Fiction'.
2023 Rae voiced Jess Drew / Spider-Woman in the animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the upcoming Beyond the Spider-Verse.
2022 Issa Rae appears in the TV series 'Roar' and 'The Hair Tales'.
2022 Issa Rae won two NAACP Image Awards for her work in Insecure: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
2022 Issa Rae was the creator and executive producer of 'Sweet Life: Los Angeles' and 'Rap Sh!t'.
2022 Issa Rae appeared as herself in 'The Hair Tales'.
2022 Issa Rae appeared as Wanda Shepard in the episode 'The Woman Who Disappeared' of 'Roar'.
2022 Issa Rae portrayed the character Eloise in 'Vengeance'.
2022 Rae was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world for the second time.
2021 Issa Rae won the Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series award at the NAACP Image Awards for her performance in Insecure.
2021 Rae married Louis Diame in a private ceremony in France.
2021 Rae's production company, Hoorae, signed a five-year film and television deal with WarnerMedia, indicating her growing influence in entertainment.
December 26 2021 The final episode of Insecure aired, concluding its impactful series run.
October 24 2021 The fifth season of Insecure premiered, culminating in a successful run for the series.
2020 Issa Rae hosts 'Saturday Night Live' and appears in episodes of 'Sesame Street' and 'BlackAF'.
2020 Issa Rae's work in Insecure received multiple nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
2020 Issa Rae was featured as a stripper in D Smoke and SiR's song 'Lights On'.
2020 Issa Rae appeared as herself in Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z's song 'Entrepreneur'.
2020 Issa Rae hosted an episode of 'Saturday Night Live' featuring Justin Bieber.
2020 Issa Rae appeared as Callie Josephson in 'Coastal Elites'.
2020 The Lovebirds was released, featuring Rae in the lead role alongside Kumail Nanjiani, highlighting a comedic narrative around a couple facing unusual circumstances.
2020 Rae starred in The Photograph, a romance film that received favorable reviews for its relatable narrative.
2020 Rae provided voice work for the short film Hair Love, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
2019 Issa Rae begins starring in and executive producing 'A Black Lady Sketch Show', appearing in 6 episodes.
2019 Issa Rae took on the role of a therapist in TeaMarrr's song 'Kinda Love'.
2019 Issa Rae played April Williams in the movie 'Little'.
2019 Issa Rae voiced the character Mother in the short film 'Hair Love'.
October 11 2019 Becomes an additional voice for Google Assistant, allowing users to make the assistant speak in her voice until October 1, 2021.
2018 Issa Rae's performance in Insecure was nominated for various awards at the NAACP Image Awards.
2018 Issa Rae won the Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy or Musical award at the Gracie Awards for her work in Insecure.
2018 Issa Rae was featured as herself in Drake's song 'Nice for What'.
2018 Issa Rae voiced Dr. Indira in two episodes of 'BoJack Horseman'.
2018 Issa Rae portrayed the character April Ofrah in 'The Hate U Give'.
2018 Rae's series Insecure was honored at the 77th annual Peabody Awards for its authentic representation of young black lives.
2017 Issa Rae won the Best Performance - Comedy award at the NAMIC Vision Awards for her role in Insecure.
2017 Issa Rae portrayed the role of a girlfriend in Aminé's song 'Spice Girl'.
2017 Issa Rae played Rachel Green in Jay-Z's song 'Moonlight'.
2017 The American Film Institute selected Insecure as one of the top 10 Television Programs of the Year.
August 8 2017 It was announced that Insecure was renewed for a third season, which premiered on August 12, 2018.
2016 Issa Rae began her role as Issa Dee in the series 'Insecure', where she was also the creator and writer.

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