Issa Rae American Actress Known for Vengeance
Issa Rae · film actor and screenwriter · American
Known for
Latest Videos From Issa Rae’s YouTube Channel
Kelli and Chad?! Now that's a recoupling we would've paid to see 😭
Victor is perfectly happy. Brenda told him so 🙂↕️
Love may be blind, but temptation hits different when it smells this good 👀
Love is in the air, and so is a little competition 😉
Love don’t cost a thing, but compatibility could cost millions.
Issa Rae on Social Media
Counts with the date they were readInstagram stats
- Followers
- 4.3M @issarae
- Engagement rate
- 2.38% well above average for accounts this size
- Average likes
- 102,135
- Average comments
- 1,548 Based on the last 12 posts
Figures from public Instagram data via the official Meta API; refreshed about every 30 days.
Biography
Issa Rae (12 January 1985, Los Angeles) is an American actress. She is known for Vengeance (2022) and Babies (2026).
Early life
Issa Rae was educated at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts), finishing in 2007; New York Film Academy; and King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science.
Career
The earliest credit on record for Issa Rae is Insecure (2016). During the 2010s, she worked on The Hate U Give (2018) and Little (2019). Work from the 2020s includes Barbie (2023, as President Barbie) and American Fiction (2023).
Her filmography here covers 8 films and one TV series from 2016 to 2026. Comedy is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (2). Tracee Ellis Ross appears in two of her listed titles. Issa Rae reaches 563K subscribers on YouTube, according to the April 2025 count.
Recognition
In 2017, she won the OkayAfrica 100 Women. She has also won two Time 100 awards (2018 and 2022) and an award at the Gracie Awards. The records list 4 awards won by her.
Filmography
9 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Babies | Film | |
| 2023 | American Fiction | Film | |
| 2023 | Barbie | President Barbie | Film |
| 2022 | Vengeance | Film | |
| 2020 | The Lovebirds | Film | |
| 2020 | The Photograph | Film | |
| 2019 | Little | Film | |
| 2018 | The Hate U Give | Film | |
| 2016– | Insecure | TV series |
Awards and nominations
4 won, 0 nominated| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Time 100 | Won | |
| 2018 | Time 100 | Won | |
| 2017 | OkayAfrica 100 Women | Won | |
| Gracie Awards | Won |
Personal life
She studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts), finishing in 2007; New York Film Academy; and King Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science.
Frequently asked questions
How old is Issa Rae?
Issa Rae is 41 years old, born on 12 January 1985 in Los Angeles.
What is Issa Rae known for?
Issa Rae is known for Vengeance (2022) and Babies (2026).
What is Issa Rae’s nationality?
Issa Rae is American, born in Los Angeles.
Has Issa Rae won any awards?
Yes. 4 awards are on record, including Time 100 (2022).
Sources
- Wikidata (Q13560267), accessed October 2026
- Follower counts: dated individually above
- YouTube: video titles and publish dates
- Photo: Bam0822 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Last checked by the Wiki of Celebs editorial team
About this profile
Is this you, or do you represent this person? You can suggest a correction, claim this profile, or ask us to remove the profile or specific information on it.
Related people
Ashton Kutcher
Co-star in Vengeance
Dominique Fishback
Co-star in The Hate U Give
Sharon Stone
Co-star in Babies
Blake Lively
Fellow American actress
Scarlett Johansson
Fellow American actress
Vanessa Hudgens
Fellow American actress
Chloe Lattanzi
Fellow American actress
Marlene Dietrich
Same sign: Capricorn
