About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1984-05-17
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Lena Waithe

Overview

Lena Waithe is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter, best known for her role as Denise on the 2015 Netflix series Master of None and as the creator of the Showtime original series The Chi.

Known for

Acting
2023 Being Mary Tyler Moore Actor Self (voice) 59
Average
2023 House Party Actor Lena Waithe 58
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2022 Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration Actor 58
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2021 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Actor Self N/A
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2021 The One and Only Dick Gregory Actor Self 59
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2021 Moments in Love Actor Denise N/A
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2021 Bad Hair Actor Brook-Lynne 58
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2020 Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 Actor Self 59
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2020 You Ain't Got These Actor N/A
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2020 Onward Actor Officer Spector (voice) 75
Good
2020 Visible: Out on Television Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 69
Fair
2018 Ready Player One Actor Aech / Helen 75
Good
2015 Master of None Actor Denise Watkins 74
Good

Writing
2022 Beauty Writing Writer 58
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2020 You Love Me Writing Screenplay N/A
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2019 Queen & Slim Writing Story 65
Fair
2019 Queen & Slim Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
2018 Rising Writing Writer 59
Average
Talent Show Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2024 Meal Ticket Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 Kokomo City Production Executive Producer 59
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2023 Last Days of the Lab Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 Order for Pickup Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 The Ballad of Tita and the Machines Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 A Thousand and One Production Producer 60
Fair
2023 Being Mary Tyler Moore Production Producer 59
Average
2023 Chang Can Dunk Production Producer 60
Fair
2022 Black Santa Production Executive Producer N/A
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2022 Beauty Production Producer 58
Average
2021 The One and Only Dick Gregory Production Executive Producer 59
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2021 Soñadora Production Executive Producer N/A
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2021 Shoebox Production Executive Producer N/A
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2021 The Beauty President Production Executive Producer 59
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2020 The Forty-Year-Old Version Production Producer 60
Fair
2019 Queen & Slim Production Producer 65
Fair
2019 Fragile.com Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2018 Step Sisters Production Producer 61
Fair
2015 Master of None Production Executive Producer 74
Good
2014 Ladylike Production Consulting Producer N/A
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2014 Dear White People Production Producer 60
Fair
2010 I Will Follow Production Production Coordinator 58
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Talent Show Production Executive Producer N/A
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Such a Fun Age Production Producer N/A
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