Issa Rae Biography
Issa Rae is an actress, writer, producer, and comedian from the United States after her role in the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl. Rae has been developing her YouTube channel since 2011, which features a variety of short films, web series, and other content created by Black people.
How old is Issa Rae? – Age
She is 38 years old as of 12 January 2023. She was born in 1985 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Her real name is Jo-Issa Rae Diop.
Issa Rae Family
Her father, Abdoulaye Diop, is a Senegalese pediatrician and neonatologist, and her mother, Delyna Marie Diop (née Hayward), is a Louisiana teacher. Her parents met while they were both in school in France. She has four brothers and sisters. Her father is a doctor in Inglewood, California.
Her family relocated to Los Angeles when she was in sixth grade, and she attended a predominantly black middle school. She began acting after graduating from King Drew Magnet High School. Her parents divorced when she was in high school, and she speaks French fluently. Rae’s given name, Jo-Issa, is a combination of her grandmothers’ names, Joyce and Isseu. Her middle name, Rae, is named after an artist aunt.
Issa Rae Husband
Rae married her longtime partner, Senegalese businessman Louis Diame, in a private ceremony in France in July 2021. Rae debuted her engagement ring on the cover of Essence magazine in April 2019.
Issa Rael Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
How did Issa Lose Weight? – Weight Loss
Rae claims she lost weight by focusing on exercise and a ‘Paleo-Leaning’ diet. The whole wellness thing is still in the works. Besides, she explains, even if she doesn’t enjoy the physicality of it all, those hours are critical for her mental health—something she only discovered by chance.
Issa Rae Book
Rae’s first book, a memoir titled The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, was a New York Times best-seller in 2015. She chronicles her life in the book through a series of amusing anecdotes, and she opens up about her personal struggle with not fitting in and not being considered “black enough” at times.
Issa Rae Insecure
He appeared as Kelli Prenny in the American comedy-drama television series Insecure. Issa and Molly are best friends in their late twenties who are navigating career and romantic experiences in their hometown of South Los Angeles, California. Issa works at a non-profit that helps middle-school students of color and is attempting to rekindle her relationship with her long-term boyfriend, Lawrence). Molly is a successful corporate attorney who has difficulty dating men. The half-hour series delves into social and racial issues relevant to the modern American experience.
Issa Rae The Choir
Rae produced the American dramedy online series The Choir for the YouTube channel “Okay TV,” which focuses on “faith and family”. The show is “a hilarious series about the personal, spiritual, and frequently contentious dynamics of a revered church choir,” and it made its YouTube debut on August 29, 2013. In December 2013, The Choir was listed as one of the “5 Greatest Online Shows for People of Color” by Evette Dionne, writing for Bustle.
Issa Rae Movies
♦ 2023 – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
♦ 2023 – Barbie
♦ 2023 – Untitled Erasure adaptation
♦ 2022 – Vengeance
♦ 2020 – The Photograph
♦ 2020 – The Lovebirds
♦ 2020 – Coastal Elites
♦ 2019 – Little
♦ 2019 – Hair Love
♦ 2018 – The Hate U Give
♦ 2015 – Killing Lazarus
♦ 2014 – Hard Times
♦ 2014 – Black Twitter Screening
Issa Rae TV Shows
♦ 2022 – Sweet Life: Los Angeles
♦ 2022 – Roar
♦ 2022 – Rap Sh!t
♦ 2020 – Saturday Night Live
♦ 2020 – Sesame Street
♦ 2020 – BlackAF
♦ 2019–2021 – A Black Lady Sketch Show
♦ 2018 – BoJack Horseman
♦ 2016–2021 – Insecure
♦ 2015 – Get Your Life
♦ 2014–2015 – First
♦ 2014 – So Jaded
♦ 2014 – Words with Girls
