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Issa Rae

1985 - Today

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Jo-Issa Rae Diop (born January 12, 1985), known professionally as Issa Rae, is an American actress, writer, and producer. She achieved recognition as the co-creator, co-writer, and star of the HBO comedy series Insecure (2016–2021), for which she was nominated for multiple Golden Globes Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards. Rae first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl (2011–2013). Her 2015 memoir, titled The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, became a New York Times bestseller. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Issa Rae is the 11,112th most popular actor (down from 10,216th in 2019), the 16,376th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,888th in 2019) and the 5,224th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Issa Rae ranks 11,112 out of 13,578. Before her are Yalitza Aparicio, Katt Williams, Karan Brar, Oh Ha-young, Yumi Uchiyama, and Alexis Cruz. After her are Zack Ward, Andrea Savage, Daran Norris, James Lesure, Carolyn McCormick, and Jennifer Ulrich.

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Among people born in 1985, Issa Rae ranks 593. Before her are Aki Maeda, Maciej Lampe, Johan Remen Evensen, Henrik Møllgaard, Sōta Hirayama, and Martiño Rivas. After her are Viktor Elm, Pankaj Advani, Anja Mittag, Pierre-Édouard Bellemare, Sara Giraudeau, and Miki Fujimoto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Issa Rae ranks 16,383 out of 20,380. Before her are David Wheaton (1969), Karan Brar (1999), Victor J. Glover (1976), Shawn Crawford (1978), Tori Kelly (1992), and Alexis Cruz (1974). After her are Jack Markell (1960), Michael Morhaime (1967), Daniel Schmidt (1992), Jason Lamy-Chappuis (1986), Andrea Savage (1973), and Daran Norris (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Issa Rae ranks 5,227. Before her are Cody Cameron (1970), Billy Unger (1995), Sara Bareilles (1979), Katt Williams (1971), Karan Brar (1999), and Alexis Cruz (1974). After her are Andrea Savage (1973), Daran Norris (1964), James Lesure (1970), Carolyn McCormick (1959), Amy Hargreaves (1970), and Karl Glusman (1988).

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