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Lena Waithe
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 17, 1984 (41 years)
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.
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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.
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Known For
Lena Waithe Filmography
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (TV Series) · as College Maya (voice) |
| 2021 | Tab Time (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2020 | Bad Hair · as Brook-Lynne |
| 2020 | You Ain't Got These (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Onward · as Officer Spector (voice) |
| 2020 | The Healing Powers of Dude (TV Series) · as Lord Dingwall |
| 2019 | The L Word: Generation Q (TV Series) · as Eddie |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Office Employee |
| 2018 | Ready Player One · as Aech / Helen |
| 2018 | The Chi (TV Series) · as Camille Hallaway |
| 2018 | Truth to Power (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 2017 | Big Mouth (TV Series) · as Lena (voice) |
| 2017 | Dear White People (TV Series) · as P. Ninny |
| 2016 | Westworld (TV Series) · as Ash |
| 2016 | This Is Us (TV Series) · as Animal Shelter Clerk |
| 2016 | Better Things (TV Series) · as Eli |
| 2015 | Master of None (TV Series) · as Denise Watkins |
| 2014 | Transparent (TV Series) · as Jane |
| 2005 | The Comeback (TV Series) · as Summer |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Evynn Moore |
| 2022 | |
| 2019 | Queen & Slim · as Screenplay |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | The Chi (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Master of None (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) |
| 2025 | Seen & Heard (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | 56th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2025 | Move Ya Body: The Birth of House · as Self |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore · as Self (voice) |
| 2023 | House Party · as Lena Waithe |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self |
| 2022 | The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Twenties After-Show with B. Scott (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | The One and Only Dick Gregory · as Self |
| 2021 | BET Awards 2021 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | Reunion Road Trip (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | 2021 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | A Tiny Ripple of Hope · as Self |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2020 | BET Awards 2020 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | #blackAF (TV Series) · as Lena Waithe |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2020 | 51st NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on Television (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | BET Awards 2019 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | 50th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter & Nominee |
| 2019 | The DL Hughley Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self - Honoree |
| 2018 | The Shop: Uninterrupted (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | Red Table Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 · as Self |
| 2018 | Essence 11th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 2018 | 49th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2017 | Pop Life (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Steve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Morning Joe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Project Runway (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | Move Ya Body: The Birth of House · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Kokomo City · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Order for Pickup · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Huella · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Twenties After-Show with B. Scott (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | The One and Only Dick Gregory · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Coche Bomba · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Soft Sounds of Peeling Fruit · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Only the Moon Stands Still · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Soñadora · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | The Beauty President · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Them (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | You Ain't Got These (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Twenties (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Boomerang (2019) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | The Chi (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Master of None (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 |
| 2020 | Twenties (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2019 | Boomerang (2019) (TV Series) · as Developed By |
| 2012 | How to Rock (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 2010 | I Will Follow · as Production Coordinator |