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Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe

Known For Acting
Birthday May 17, 1984 (41)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Sep 03, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

House Party

House Party

2023

as Lena Waithe

Bad Hair

Bad Hair

2021

as Brook-Lynne

Onward

Onward

2020

as Officer Spector (voice)

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

2018

as Aech / Helen

Beauty

Beauty

2022

Writer

Queen & Slim

Queen & Slim

2019

Screenplay, Story

Rising

Rising

2018

Writer

Ladylike

Ladylike

2014

Consulting Producer

I Will Follow

I Will Follow

2010

Production Coordinator

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Chang Can Dunk

Chang Can Dunk

2023

Producer

A Thousand and One

A Thousand and One

2023

Producer

Kokomo City

Kokomo City

2023

Executive Producer

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023

Producer

Order for Pickup

Order for Pickup

2023

Executive Producer

Last Days of the Lab

Last Days of the Lab

2023

Executive Producer

Beauty

Beauty

2022

Producer

The One and Only Dick Gregory

The One and Only Dick Gregory

2021

Executive Producer

Soñadora

Soñadora

2021

Executive Producer

The Beauty President

The Beauty President

2021

Executive Producer

Shoebox

Shoebox

2021

Executive Producer

Fragile.com

Fragile.com

2019

Executive Producer

Queen & Slim

Queen & Slim

2019

Producer

Step Sisters

Step Sisters

2018

Producer

Dear White People

Dear White People

2014

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Master of None

as Denise Watkins

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Nov 06, 2015

Westworld

as Ash

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 02, 2016

The Chi

as Camille Hallaway

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 07, 2018

Dear White People

as P. Ninny

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 28, 2017

Big Mouth

as Lena (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

as College Maya (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 23, 2022

The Comeback

as Summer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 2005

Transparent

as Jane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2014

This Is Us

as Animal Shelter Clerk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Office Employee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2019

#blackAF

as Lena Waithe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 2020

Visible: Out on Television

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 14, 2020

Amend: The Fight for America

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 17, 2021

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Twenties After-Show With B. Scott

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 2021

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

The Shop

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 28, 2018

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 2019

You Ain't Got These

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 06, 2020

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

as Self - Contestant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 2020

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