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Issa Rae Siblings: Meet Her 4 Siblings: Born on January 12, 1985, Issa Rae, officially known as Jo-Issa Rae Diop is an American actress, writer, and producer.
Her birth name, Jo-Issa, comes from a combination of the names of her grandmothers: Joyce and Isseu. Her middle name, Rae, is after an aunt, who was an artist.
Rae developed a passion for acting at a younger age and first garnered attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl
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She has since then been consistent throughout her career and has risen to become one of the most sought-after acts in her field (acting, writing, and production).
Rae began building her YouTube channel in 2011. Her channel features various short films, web series, and other content created by black people.
In 2012, she was included on the annual Forbes ’30 Under 30′ list in the entertainment section. Her 2015 memoir, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, became a New York Times bestseller.
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In 2018 and 2022, Rae was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
Her film credit includes; The Hate U Give (2018), Little (2019), The Photograph, The Lovebirds (2020), Vengeance (2022), and Barbie (2023).
She provided the voice work for the short film Hair Love, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2020.
Rae also voiced Jess Drew / Spider-Woman in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and the upcoming movie, Beyond the Spider-Verse (2024).
Rae has used her platform to bring attention to police violence and brutality against African-Americans.
Issa Rae Siblings: Meet Her 4 Siblings
Issa Rae is not the only child of her parents; Abdoulaye Diop (father) and Delyna Diop (mother).
She grew up with four other siblings. However, they live their lives away from the spotlight hence their name, date of birth, age, educational background, and occupation are unknown at this time of writing.
Source: Ghgossip.com
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