About

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86
Birthday:
1986-05-13
Place of birth:
New York, New York, USA
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Lena Dunham

Overview

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 several 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.

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Known for

Acting
2025 Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell Actor Self 58
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2024 Treasure Actor Ruth 59
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2024 I Wish You All the Best Actor N/A
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2023 Judy Blume Forever Actor Self 59
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2022 Sharp Stick Actor Heather 58
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2021 Honeydew Actor Delilah 58
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2021 Music Actor Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice) 57
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2020 The Stand In Actor Lisa 58
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2020 Miranda July: Where it Began Actor Herself N/A
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2020 Visible: Out on Television Actor Self 69
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2019 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Actor 'Gypsy' 73
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2019 This Changes Everything Actor Self 59
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2018 Half the Picture Actor Self 59
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2017 A Goodbye to Girls Actor Self N/A
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2017 100 Years Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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2016 My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea Actor Mary (voice) 59
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2016 My Art Actor Meryl 58
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2016 Don't Think Twice Actor Self 61
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2016 Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Actor Self 59
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2015 Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live Actor Self 64
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2015 Everything Is Copy Actor Self 59
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2015 Sky Actor Billie 59
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2015 7 Days in Hell Actor Lanny Denver 61
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2015 Thank You and Sorry Actor N/A
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2015 It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise Actor Herself 59
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2014 Happy Christmas Actor Carson 56
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2014 This Is Comedy Actor Herself N/A
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2014 Cover Girl Actor "Lena" N/A
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2012 This Is 40 Actor Cat 58
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2012 Side by Side Actor Self 63
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2012 Girls Actor Hannah Horvath 63
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2012 Supporting Characters Actor Alexa 59
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2011 The Innkeepers Actor Barista 56
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2011 PressPausePlay Actor Self 59
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2010 Tiny Furniture Actor Aura 58
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2010 Gabi on the Roof in July Actor Colby 58
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2009 The House of the Devil Actor 911 Operator (voice) 61
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2009 Family Tree Actor N/A
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2009 The Viewer Actor The Voice 58
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2009 Creative Nonfiction Actor Ella 58
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2007 Hooker on Campus Actor Hooker 58
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2007 The Fountain Actor 58
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2007 Open the Door Actor 58
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2006 Dealing Actor Georgia N/A
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2006 Pressure Actor 58
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Directing
2022 Catherine Called Birdy Directing Director 59
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2022 Sharp Stick Directing Director 58
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2020 Who Will You Be? Directing Director N/A
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2017 100 Years Directing Director 59
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2013 Best Friends Directing Director 58
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2010 Tiny Furniture Directing Director 58
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2009 Creative Nonfiction Directing Director 58
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2007 Open the Door Directing Director 58
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2007 The Fountain Directing Director 58
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2007 Hooker on Campus Directing Director 58
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2006 Dealing Directing Director N/A
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2006 Pressure Directing Director 58
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The Hostess With the Leastest Directing Director N/A
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Good Sex Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2022 Catherine Called Birdy Writing Writer 59
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2022 Sharp Stick Writing Screenplay 58
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2013 Choose You Writing Writer 59
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2013 Best Friends Writing Writer 58
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2012 Nobody Walks Writing Writer 57
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2010 Tiny Furniture Writing Writer 58
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2009 Creative Nonfiction Writing Writer 58
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2007 Open the Door Writing Writer 58
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2006 Pressure Writing Writer 58
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Good Sex Writing Writer N/A
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Going Infinite Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2024 Treasure Production Executive Producer 59
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2022 Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste Production Executive Producer 59
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2022 Catherine Called Birdy Production Executive Producer 59
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2022 Sharp Stick Production Producer 58
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2021 Genera+ion Production Executive Producer 71
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2018 Camping Production Executive Producer 63
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2017 Tokyo Project Production Executive Producer 59
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2017 100 Years Production Producer 59
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2016 Suited Production Producer 59
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2012 Girls Production Executive Producer 63
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Good Sex Production Producer N/A
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Too Much Production Executive Producer N/A
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Crew
2020 Memory Xperiment: Kathy Acker Crew Thanks 59
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2014 The One I Love Crew Thanks 64
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Too Much Crew Creator N/A
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Editing
2007 Hooker on Campus Editing Editor 58
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