Issa Rae

Issa Rae (2017)

Issa Rae (* 12. January 1985 in Los Angeles , California as Jo-Issa Rae Diop ) is an American actress , film producer , screenwriter and director . She became known in 2011 with the YouTube series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, which she produced . In 2013 she created the television series Insecure for HBO . For her leading role in Insecure , she was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2017 and 2018 and an Emmy in 2018 and 2020 .

Life

Issa Rae was born as the daughter of a doctor from Senegal , her mother comes from Louisiana . The two met during a study trip to France . After a few moves, the parents and their five children settled in View Park-Windsor Hills . In 1988 they moved to Dakar , their father's hometown, and about two years later they returned to Windsor Hills.

Rae attended King / Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science , where she gained her first stage experience and participated in school performances. She then studied at the Stanford University African and African American studies in the major subject. She completed her studies in 2007. During her studies she began writing, among other things, they adapted School Daze from Spike Lee for the stage. She also produced the first videos for the video portal YouTube, founded in 2005 . After graduation, she received a scholarship from the Public Theater in New York City .

From 2011 she produced the Youtube series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl , for which she wrote the script, directed and starred. Due to the success of the series, she received inquiries from various production companies and broadcasters, including in 2013 from HBO , for which she subsequently provided the concept for the Insecure series . The first season first aired in 2016, and in 2018 HBO commissioned the fourth season. Rae plays the main role of Issa Dee. For her portrayal in Insecure , she was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2017 and 2018 and an Emmy in 2018 and was honored in the category Best Actress in a Series - Comedy / Musical at the Satellite Awards 2018 .

In 2014, Forbes listed her as one of the 30 Under 30 in the Hollywood & Entertainment category . In 2015 she published her memoir , The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl , which landed on the New York Times bestseller list . In 2019, she became the second prominent voice for Google Assistant in the United States after John Legend . In 2020 she starred alongside Kumail Nanjiani in the film comedy The Lovebirds by Michael Showalter , published on Netflix , in the role of advertising woman Leilani.

Awards and nominations

Emmy

2018 : Nomination in the category Best Actress - Comedy Series for Insecure

2020 : Nomination in the category Best Actress - Comedy Series for Insecure

Golden Globe Awards

2017 : Nomination in the category Best Series Lead Actress - Comedy or Musical for Insecure

2018 : Nomination in the category Best Series Lead Actress - Comedy or Musical for Insecure

Satellite Awards

2017 : Nomination in the category Best Actress in a Series - Comedy / Musical for Insecure
2018 : Award in the category Best Actress in a Series - Comedy / Musical for Insecure

MTV Movie & TV Awards

2017 : Nomination in the Next Generation category

2018 : Nomination for Best Actor in a Show for Insecure

Critics' Choice Television Award

2019 : Nomination in the category Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Insecure

BET Awards

2017 and 2018: Nomination in the category Best Actress for Insecure
2019: Nomination in the Best Actress category for Insecure and Little
2020: Award in the Best Actress category for Insecure , The Photograph and The Lovebirds

Publications

2015: The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl , 37 Ink / Atria - Simon & Schuster, New York 2015, ISBN 978-1-4767-4905-1 / ISBN 978-1-4767-4907-5

Filmography (selection)

As an actress

2012: The Couple (TV series) - Exes and Texts
2011–2013: The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
2012–2013: The Number
2013: Little Horribles - Sexual Activity
2013: True Friendship Society - Pilot Part Two
2013: Orange Is the New Black and Sexy
2013: My Roommate the - Awkward Black Girl
2013: Instacurity - The Birthday Party
2013: Pharrell Williams : Happy (music video)
2013: Little Horribles (short film)
2014: Rubberhead (TV movie)
2015: Protect and Serve (short film)
2015: A Bitter Lime
since 2016: Insecure
2017: Jay-Z : Moonlight (music video)
2018: Drake : Nice for What (music video)
2018: The Hate U Give
2018: BoJack Horseman (TV series; voice)
2019: Little
2020: The Lovebirds

As a producer

2012: MO Diaries
2013: The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
2013: How Men Become Dogs
2013: Little Horribles
2013: Inside Web Series
2013: Black Actress
2013–2014: Roomieloverfriends
2014: Hard Times (short film)
2014: So Jaded
2014: Words with Girls
2014: Bleach
2015: Protect and Serve (short film)
2013–2015: The Choir
2014–2015: First
2015: Get Your Life
2016: Killing Lazarus
since 2016: Insecure
2017: Insecure: Due North
2019: A Black Lady Sketch Show

As a screenwriter

2012: The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
2013–2015: The Choir
2014: Black Twitter Screening (short film)
since 2016: Insecure (TV series)

As a director

2011: The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
2013: The Choir

Web links

Commons : Issa Rae - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website
Issa Rae in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Issa Rae in the German dubbing index

Individual evidence

↑ Issa Rae in the Internet Movie Database (English)
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The Misadventures of Issa Rae. In: The New York Times . August 4, 2015, accessed August 6, 2019 .
↑ Ryan Schwartz: Insecure Renewed for Season 4 at HBO. In: TVLine. September 6, 2018, accessed on August 6, 2019 .
↑ 30 Under 30 - Hollywood & Entertainment - Forbes. Accessed August 6, 2019 .
↑ 'Awkward Black Girl' Issa Rae Named to Forbes' 30 Under January 30 , 2014, accessed August 6, 2019 .
↑ Tomi Obaro: Issa Rae on Her New Memoir and Being “Halfrican”. In: Chicago. Chicago Tribune, February 16, 2015, accessed August 6, 2019 .
↑ Google Assistant: Second prominent voice launched in the USA. October 12, 2019, accessed October 12, 2019 .
↑ Issa Rae can now be your Google Assistant. In: CNN. October 10, 2019, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
^ Issa Rae is the next celebrity voice coming to Google Assistant. In: theverge.com. October 10, 2019, accessed on October 12, 2019 .
↑ Andrey Arnold: "The Lovebirds": A Dangerous Couples Therapy. In: The press . May 22, 2020, accessed May 23, 2020 .
^ Fabian Riedner, Sidney Schering: 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards: The Nominations. In : quotemeter.de . July 28, 2020, accessed July 28, 2020 .
↑ BET Awards 2020: The most important nominees. In: loomee-tv.de. June 17, 2020, accessed June 18, 2020 .
↑ Lisa Respers France: BET Awards 2020: See who won at the BET Awards. In: cnn.com. June 28, 2020, accessed June 28, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Rae, Issa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rae Diop, Jo-Issa (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American actress, film producer, screenwriter and director
DATE OF BIRTH	January 12, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Los Angeles , California

[1] Issa Rae in the Internet Movie Database (English)

[nytimes-2015-08-09-2] The Misadventures of Issa Rae. In: The New York Times . August 4, 2015, accessed August 6, 2019 .

[3] Ryan Schwartz: Insecure Renewed for Season 4 at HBO. In: TVLine. September 6, 2018, accessed on August 6, 2019 .

[4] 30 Under 30 - Hollywood & Entertainment - Forbes. Accessed August 6, 2019 .

[5] 'Awkward Black Girl' Issa Rae Named to Forbes' 30 Under January 30 , 2014, accessed August 6, 2019 .

[chicagomag-6] Tomi Obaro: Issa Rae on Her New Memoir and Being “Halfrican”. In: Chicago. Chicago Tribune, February 16, 2015, accessed August 6, 2019 .

[7] Google Assistant: Second prominent voice launched in the USA. October 12, 2019, accessed October 12, 2019 .

[8] Issa Rae can now be your Google Assistant. In: CNN. October 10, 2019, accessed on October 12, 2019 .

[9] Issa Rae is the next celebrity voice coming to Google Assistant. In: theverge.com. October 10, 2019, accessed on October 12, 2019 .

[diepresse5816800-10] Andrey Arnold: "The Lovebirds": A Dangerous Couples Therapy. In: The press . May 22, 2020, accessed May 23, 2020 .

[qm120187-11] Fabian Riedner, Sidney Schering: 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards: The Nominations. In : quotemeter.de . July 28, 2020, accessed July 28, 2020 .

[12] BET Awards 2020: The most important nominees. In: loomee-tv.de. June 17, 2020, accessed June 18, 2020 .

[13] Lisa Respers France: BET Awards 2020: See who won at the BET Awards. In: cnn.com. June 28, 2020, accessed June 28, 2020 .