Lena Waithe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Lena Waithe (/weɪθ/; born May 17, 1984) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi (2018–present) and the BET comedy series Boomerang (2019–20) and Twenties (2020–21). She also wrote and produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) and is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present). Waithe gained recognition for her role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None (2015–2021) and became the first African-American woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2017 for writing the show's "Thanksgiving" episode, which was loosely based on her personal experience of coming out to her mother. She has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's 2018 adventure film Ready Player One and the HBO series Westworld. In 2023, she was nominated for Best Play at the 76th Tony Awards, her production work on the sketch-comedy play Ain't No Mo'. Waithe was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018 and was included on Fast Company's Queer 50 list in 2021 and 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Waithe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
Movie
Place to Be
Movie · as Shy
Mating Season
TV · as Alex (voice) · 2 eps
It's Dorothy!
Movie · as Self
Reclaim the Flag
Movie · as Self
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · 1 ep
Hollywood Black
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Movie · as Self (voice)
House Party
Movie · as Self
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Movie
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
TV · as College Maya (voice) · 1 ep
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Bad Hair
Movie · as Brook-Lynne
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Movie · as Self
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Amend: The Fight for America
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Onward
Movie · as Officer Spector (voice)
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Movie · as Self
#blackAF
TV · as Lena Waithe · 1 ep
You Ain't Got These
TV · 1 ep
Visible: Out on Television
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV · as Office Employee · 1 ep
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ready Player One
Movie · as Aech / Helen
The Shop
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Chi
TV · as Camille Hallaway · 3 eps
Dear White People
TV · as P. Ninny · 2 eps
Big Mouth
TV · as Lena (voice) · 3 eps
Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
This Is Us
TV · as Animal Shelter Clerk · 1 ep
Westworld
TV · as Ash · 4 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Master of None
TV · as Denise Watkins · 15 eps
Transparent
TV · as Jane · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Comeback
TV · as Summer · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Evynn Moore · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep