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Life and work
Issa Rae is an American actress, writer and producer. Born: 12 January 1985. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · Writer/Creator · 1985–
Issa Rae
Issa Rae is an American actress, writer and producer. Born on 12 January 1985, this profile follows Issa Rae through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Insecure (2016). The location trail reaches Pann’s, California African American Museum and Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Insecure · Pann’s
Issa Rae is credited as cast member and writer on Insecure. The work’s existing location story leads to Pann’s. Pann’s is a meeting place for Issa and Molly. The diner’s distinctive architecture gives their conversations a setting with a strong identity of its own.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 3 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Pann’s ↗︎
Filming location · meeting over food
Pann’s is a meeting place for Issa and Molly. The diner’s distinctive architecture gives their conversations a setting with a strong identity of its own.
6710 La Tijera Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area ↗︎
Filming area · open space
Kenneth Hahn is a documented filming location for the series. This map marks the park as a whole; a precise scene position has not been established here.
4100 S La Cienega Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎California African American Museum ↗︎
Filming location · Tiffany’s event
The museum appears during Tiffany’s event, where the friends also share news about Lawrence. Visit for the exhibitions as well as the screen connection.
600 State Drive, Los Angeles
Open street map ↗︎WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Insecure ↗︎
Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Insecure ↗︎
A diner, a museum and a park lead through the Los Angeles that Issa and Molly make their own.