Issa Rae

Q: Has Issa Rae won any awards?

Issa Rae has received several awards, including a Peabody Award for 'Insecure' and nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Q: What was Issa Rae's first film?

Issa Rae's first feature film role was in 'The Photograph' (2020), where she played the lead character, exploring themes of love and loss.

Q: What are some of Issa Rae's most successful films?

Some of Issa Rae's most successful films include 'The Photograph' and her participation in 'Black Barbie: A Documentary,' which highlights her impact on culture and representation.

Q: What is known about Issa Rae's personal life?

Issa Rae tends to keep her personal life private. She has shared that she is currently single and focuses heavily on her career and creative projects.

Q: What is Issa Rae's estimated net worth?

Issa Rae's estimated net worth is around $4 million, accumulated through her successful career in acting, writing, and producing.

Q: What are some milestones in Issa Rae's filmography?

Milestones in Issa Rae's filmography include her breakout role in 'Insecure,' her web series 'Awkward Black Girl,' and her recent work in 'Black Barbie: A Documentary' showcasing her influence on the entertainment industry.

Q: What is Issa Rae's approach to storytelling?

Issa Rae's approach to storytelling often emphasizes authenticity and representation, focusing on the experiences of Black individuals and women in her projects, which resonate widely with audiences.

Known for

Barbie (2023)

IMDb 7.1 / 10

2023 / Adventure, Comedy / 114mins

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get...

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

IMDb 8.7 / 10

2023 / Action, Adventure / 140mins

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of...

The Lovebirds (2020)

IMDb 6.1 / 10

2020 / Action, Adventure / 87mins

A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their...

Name

Issa Rae

Height

5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Born

12 January 1985, Los Angeles, California, USA

Children

None publicly known

Parents

Dr. Andrew Rae, Mrs. Rae

Estimated Net Worth

$4 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2027	Movie Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Hunted by Miguel O'Hara's Spider Society and betrayed by his friends, Miles finds himself in the darkest corners of the...	Jessica Drew (voice)	Not rated
2026	Movie The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr.,...	Honey Queen (voice)	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2026	TV Picture This Guests step into Jonica "Blu" Booth's writers' room and build an original show pitch inspired by moments from their lives....	Unknown character	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2025	TV Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television Journey through the history of black representation on television, showcasing how black artists and creators both shaped and revolutionized the...	Self	TMDB 2.1 / 10
2025	Movie Escape Room The short film accompanying Teyana Taylor's album of the same name.	Unknown character	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2025	TV No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski From Italy, Germany and the UK to Senegal, South Korea and Borneo, Antoni takes celebs on epic journeys to explore...	Self	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2024	TV Hollywood Black The epic story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the...	Self	TMDB 3.7 / 10
2024	TV Hot Ones Versus Welcome to Hot Ones Versus! On this brand new, Hot Ones spinoff series, guests have two choices: Tell the truth,...	Self	TMDB 8.8 / 10
2023	Movie American Fiction A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that...	Sintara Golden	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2023	TV Young Love The Young family – millennial parents Stephen and Angela, their daughter Zuri and her pet cat Rocky – juggle careers,...	Angela Young (voice)	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2023	Movie Barbie Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land....	Barbie	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2023	TV Project Greenlight In this revival of the groundbreaking series, Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, and Gina Prince-Bythewood search for Hollywood’s next great director.	Self	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2023	Movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider...	Jessica Drew (voice)	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2023	Movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie Writing, pre-production and the challenges of crafting a sequel to a game-changing film, as told by the filmmakers who worked...	Self	Not rated
2022	TV The Hair Tales The series leads the audience through a revelatory journey connecting the personal tales of phenomenal Black women to broader societal...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2022	TV The Jennifer Hudson Show Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	TV Sherri Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily...	Self - Guest	TMDB 2.6 / 10
2022	Movie Vengeance Ben, a journalist from New York City, travels to West Texas in order to investigate the death of a girl...	Eloise	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2022	TV Roar Featuring an all-star cast, this genre-bending anthology series weaves together eight darkly comedic feminist fables that take unexpected approaches to...	Wanda Shepard	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2021	Movie Insecure: The End A documentary which follows the cast and crew of HBO’s Insecure throughout the filming of the final season, tracing the...	Self	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2020	Movie Coastal Elites A socially distanced comedic satire that spotlights five characters breaking down and breaking through as they grapple with politics, culture,...	Callie Josephson	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2020	TV Legendary Pulling directly from the underground ballroom community, voguing teams (aka "houses") must compete in unbelievable balls and showcase sickening fashion...	Self - Guest Judge	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2020	Movie The Lovebirds A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their...	Leilani	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2020	TV #blackAF A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.	Issa Rae	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2020	Movie The Photograph When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When...	Mae Eames	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2019	TV Tamron Hall Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2019	Movie Hair Love When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what...	Natural Hair Vlogger / Mom (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2019	TV A Black Lady Sketch Show A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed...	Trina	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2019	TV A Black Lady Sketch Show A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed...	Jess	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2019	TV A Black Lady Sketch Show A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed...	Daffodil Dunham	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2019	TV A Black Lady Sketch Show A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed...	Butterfly	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2019	Movie Little Jordan Sanders, a take-no-prisoners tech mogul, wakes up one morning in the body of her 13-year-old self right before a...	April Williams	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	TV Desus & Mero The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime features popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off...	Self	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2019	TV Desus & Mero The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime features popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off...	Self - Illustrious Guest	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2018	Movie The Hate U Give Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a...	April Ofrah	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2017	Movie Moonlight A look at an all-Black cast reboot of the TV show "Friends".	Rachel	Not rated
2016	TV Insecure Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.	Issa Dee	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	TV Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series...	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2015	TV Hot Ones The show with hot questions and even hotter wings invites a famous guest over to eat and then interviews them...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2015	Movie A Bitter Lime A young, wealthy but hopelessly bored couple abandons their posh corporate life in Los Angeles to escape to the Caribbean...	Jane Johnson	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2014	TV Variety Studio: Actors on Actors PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations...	Self	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2014	Movie Rubberhead Sarah Silverman hosts the first episode of Rubberhead - a night of comedy shorts featuring some of her favorite performers....	Bride 2 (segment "Absorption")	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2014	TV BoJack Horseman Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not...	Dr. Indira (voice)	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2012	TV Finding Your Roots Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2011	TV Black Mirror Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.	Brandy Friday	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2011	TV The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl J, an awkward black girl, navigates the embarrassing minefield of love, friendship, and office politics.	J	Not rated
2010	TV Conan A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1973	TV The American Film Institute Salute to ... In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Untitled Friendship Breakup Film Plot TBA; inspired by Lena Waithe and Issa Rae's 'friendship breakup', in which they plan to play versions of themselves.	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Babies Struggling with the decision of whether or not to bring a child into the world, Annie and her husband Aaron...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Perfect Strangers A group of friends at a dinner party decide to play a risky game where they place their phones face-up...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Good People, Bad Things An overwhelmed woman gets lost in a seemingly infinite parking garage and soon discovers she is not alone.	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Set It Off Remake A remake of Set It Off.	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	TV Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television Journey through the history of black representation on television, showcasing how black artists and creators both shaped and revolutionized the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 2.1 / 10
2025	Movie Just One Struggling musician Amaru meets mischievous ball of energy Shai while performing a low-end gig at his local community center. When...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2025	Movie Contours Upon using a modern art museum as the setting for a role play game that goes hopelessly awry, a deaf...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2025	Movie One of Them Days Best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2023	Movie Gray Matter All her life, Aurora has been taught by her mother that the superhuman abilities they possess, the abilities that make...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2023	TV Project Greenlight In this revival of the groundbreaking series, Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, and Gina Prince-Bythewood search for Hollywood’s next great director.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2022	TV Rap Sh!t Two estranged high school friends from Miami reunite to form a rap group.	Creator Creator	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2022	TV Rap Sh!t Two estranged high school friends from Miami reunite to form a rap group.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2022	TV Rap Sh!t Two estranged high school friends from Miami reunite to form a rap group.	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2021	Movie Insecure: The End A documentary which follows the cast and crew of HBO’s Insecure throughout the filming of the final season, tracing the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2021	TV Sweet Life: Los Angeles An honest and unique look into what it means to be young, black, and in constant pursuit of one's dreams...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 3.4 / 10
2020	Movie Dark City Beneath the Beat Rhythmic and raw, Dark City Beneath The Beat is a Baltimore club musical experience highlighting local Baltimore club artists, djs,...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie Dark City Beneath the Beat Rhythmic and raw, Dark City Beneath The Beat is a Baltimore club musical experience highlighting local Baltimore club artists, djs,...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie The Lovebirds A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2020	Movie The Photograph When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2019	TV A Black Lady Sketch Show A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2016	TV Insecure Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2016	TV Insecure Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2016	TV Insecure Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	Movie Killing Lazarus In this 120 minute feature we watch as a childhood friendship shaped by necessity, turns to an adult one of...	Producer Production	Not rated
2011	TV The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl J, an awkward black girl, navigates the embarrassing minefield of love, friendship, and office politics.	Creator Creator	Not rated
TBA	Movie Juju An upcoming horror comedy project from Universal Pictures	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie One of Them Days 2 The sequel to the 2024 comedy. Plot TBA.	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Friendship Breakup Film Plot TBA; inspired by Lena Waithe and Issa Rae's 'friendship breakup', in which they plan to play versions of themselves.	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Perfect Strangers A group of friends at a dinner party decide to play a risky game where they place their phones face-up...	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Perfect Strangers A group of friends at a dinner party decide to play a risky game where they place their phones face-up...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Good People, Bad Things An overwhelmed woman gets lost in a seemingly infinite parking garage and soon discovers she is not alone.	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project Plot speculated. Story pitched on Twitter centers on a scheming character (Rihanna) and her computer-smart best friend (Lupita Nyong'o).	Writer Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Set It Off Remake A remake of Set It Off.	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Sinkhole A young family moves into their dream home, except for the mysterious gaping sinkhole in the backyard which manages to...	Producer Production	Not rated

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026 / TMDB 8.3

Escape Room

2025 / TMDB 8.2

American Fiction

2023 / TMDB 7.3

Barbie

2023 / TMDB 6.9

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023 / TMDB 8.3

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie

2023

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Got a question about Issa Rae?

What are some of Issa Rae's career highlights?

Issa Rae's career highlights include creating and starring in the HBO series 'Insecure,' which received critical acclaim and multiple award nominations, as well as her role in the film 'The Photograph.'

Has Issa Rae won any awards?

What was Issa Rae's first film?

What are some of Issa Rae's most successful films?

What is known about Issa Rae's personal life?

What is Issa Rae's estimated net worth?

What are some milestones in Issa Rae's filmography?

What is Issa Rae's approach to storytelling?