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Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham

Known For Directing
Birthday May 13, 1986 (39)
Birthplace New York, New York, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Jul 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Lena Dunham (/ˈliːnə ˈdʌnəm/; born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed severa ... l episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. She started her career writing, directing, and starring in her semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. She has since written and directed the 2022 films Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy. In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2014, Dunham released her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned". In 2015, along with Girls showrunner Jenni Konner, Dunham created the publication Lenny Letter, a feminist online newsletter. The publication ran for three years before its discontinuation in late 2018. Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters, This Is 40 (2012), and Happy Christmas (2014). She voiced Mary in the 2016 film My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Aside from Girls, she has played guest roles on television in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult. Dunham's work and her outspoken presence on social media and in interviews have attracted significant controversy, praise, criticism, and media scrutiny throughout her career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Dunham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Treasure

Treasure

2024

as Ruth

Sharp Stick

Sharp Stick

2022

as Heather

Honeydew

Honeydew

2021

as Delilah

Music

Music

2021

as Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)

The Stand In

The Stand In

2020

as Lisa

100 Years

100 Years

2017

as Narrator (voice)

My Art

My Art

2016

as Meryl

Sky

Sky

2015

as Billie

7 Days in Hell

7 Days in Hell

2015

as Lanny Denver

Cover Girl

Cover Girl

2014

as "Lena"

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas

2014

as Carson

Supporting Characters

Supporting Characters

2012

as Alexa

This Is 40

This Is 40

2012

as Cat

The Innkeepers

The Innkeepers

2011

as Barista

Tiny Furniture

Tiny Furniture

2010

as Aura

Gabi on the Roof in July

Gabi on the Roof in July

2010

as Colby

Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction

2009

as Ella

The Viewer

The Viewer

2009

as The Voice

The House of the Devil

The House of the Devil

2009

as 911 Operator (voice)

Hooker on Campus

Hooker on Campus

2007

as Hooker

Sharp Stick

Sharp Stick

2022

Screenplay

The One I Love

The One I Love

2014

Thanks

Choose You

Choose You

2013

Writer

Best Friends

Best Friends

2013

Writer

Nobody Walks

Nobody Walks

2012

Writer

Tiny Furniture

Tiny Furniture

2010

Writer

Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction

2009

Writer

Hooker on Campus

Hooker on Campus

2007

Editor

Open the Door

Open the Door

2007

Writer

Pressure

Pressure

2006

Writer

Sharp Stick

Sharp Stick

2022

Director

Catherine Called Birdy

Catherine Called Birdy

2022

Director

100 Years

100 Years

2017

Director

Best Friends

Best Friends

2013

Director

Tiny Furniture

Tiny Furniture

2010

Director

Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction

2009

Director

The Fountain

The Fountain

2007

Director

Open the Door

Open the Door

2007

Director

Hooker on Campus

Hooker on Campus

2007

Director

Pressure

Pressure

2006

Director

Treasure

Treasure

2024

Executive Producer

Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste

Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste

2022

Executive Producer

Sharp Stick

Sharp Stick

2022

Producer

Catherine Called Birdy

Catherine Called Birdy

2022

Executive Producer

100 Years

100 Years

2017

Producer

Tokyo Project

Tokyo Project

2017

Executive Producer

Suited

Suited

2016

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Girls

as Hannah Horvath

Episodes: 62

First Aired: Apr 15, 2012

Mildred Pierce

as Nurse 1

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 27, 2011

American Horror Story

as Valerie Solanas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 2011

Scandal

as Susanne Thomas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2012

The Simpsons

as Candace (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Thank You and Sorry

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 16, 2015

Visible: Out on Television

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Feb 14, 2020

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Colbert Report

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2019

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Billy on the Street

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 18, 2011

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

Finding Your Roots

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2012

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