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Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe

Actor · Born 1984-05-17 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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, …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Ready Player One (2018) — Aech / Helen
  2. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Evynn Moore
  3. Onward (2020) — Officer Spector (voice)
  4. Westworld (2016) — Ash
  5. This Is Us (2016) — Animal Shelter Clerk
  6. Big Mouth (2017) — Lena (voice)
  7. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  8. Master of None (2015) — Denise Watkins
  9. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Guest Judge
  10. The Chi (2018) — Camille Hallaway
  11. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
  12. Dear White People (2017) — P. Ninny
  13. Transparent (2014) — Jane
  14. Amend: The Fight for America (2021) — Self
  15. House Party (2023) — Self
  16. The View (1997) — Self
  17. Bad Hair (2021) — Brook-Lynne
  18. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
  19. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  20. The Comeback (2005) — Summer
  21. The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022) — College Maya (voice)
  22. The Grammys (1959) — Self
  23. A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) — Office Employee
  24. #blackAF (2020) — Lena Waithe
  25. Mating Season (2026) — Alex (voice)
  26. Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration (2022)
  27. Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) — Self (voice)
  28. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
  29. Visible: Out on Television (2020) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  30. Sherri (2022) — Self - Guest
  31. The Shop (2018) — Self
  32. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (2019) — Self
  33. Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025) — Self
  34. The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021) — Self
  35. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020) — Self - Contestant
  36. Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 (2020) — Self
  37. Hollywood Black (2024) — Self
  38. 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) — Self
  39. It's Dorothy! (2025) — Self
  40. Reclaim the Flag (2025) — Self