Issa Rae is a famous American actress, director, producer, and scriptwriter. She is best known for the web series, ‘The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl’, which she created in the year 2011. She also authored a book of the same name and it became the bestseller of the year. When her web series was adapted into a television series, which was titled ‘Insecure’, she contributed as a co-writer and as the executive producer. She has appeared in many TV series, such as ‘The Couple’, ‘True Friendship Society’ and ‘Instacurity’. She has also worked as an executive producer for many TV series, such as ‘M.O. Diaries’, ‘How Men Become Dogs’ and ‘Little Horribles’ among many others. Issa created her YouTube channel in order to support upcoming writers. She has an amazing sense of humor and her diva-like persona has placed her on some of the elite lists like Glamour Magazine’s ‘35 Under 35’ and ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’. Issa is an honorable recipient of the Vanguard Award at the 10th anniversary of the ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards.
