About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1984-05-17
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Lena Waithe

Overview

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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Known for

Acting
2025 Reclaim the Flag Actor Self N/A
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2025 It's Dorothy! Actor Self N/A
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2023 Being Mary Tyler Moore Actor Self (voice) 59
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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 58
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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
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2020 Visible: Out on Television Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 69
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2018 Ready Player One Actor Aech / Helen 75
Good
2015 Master of None Actor Denise Watkins 73
Good
Place To Be Actor Shy N/A
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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 Screenplay 65
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2019 Queen & Slim Writing Story 65
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2018 Rising Writing Writer 59
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Talent Show Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2025 Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart Production Executive Producer N/A
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2025 Move Ya Body: The Birth of House Production Executive Producer 58
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2024 Tender Thoughts Production Executive Producer 58
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2024 Meal Ticket Production Executive Producer 58
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2024 Play Hard Production Executive Producer 58
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2024 Bitter Leaf Production Executive Producer 58
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2023 Sarajin Production Executive Producer 58
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2023 Kokomo City Production Executive Producer 59
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2023 Last Days of the Lab Production Executive Producer 58
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2023 Order for Pickup Production Executive Producer N/A
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2023 My Nights Glow Yellow Production Executive Producer 58
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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
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2023 Chang Can Dunk Production Producer 60
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2022 The 25th Filial Exemplar Production Executive Producer 58
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2022 100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu Production Executive Producer 58
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2022 Beast Production Executive Producer 58
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2022 Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings Production Executive Producer 58
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2022 Black Santa Production Executive Producer 58
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2022 Beauty Production Producer 58
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2021 The One and Only Dick Gregory Production Executive Producer 58
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2021 Only the Moon Stands Still Production Executive Producer 58
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2021 Shoebox Production Executive Producer N/A
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2021 Soñadora Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2021 Them Production Executive Producer 75
Good
2021 The Beauty President Production Executive Producer 59
Average
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 73
Good
2014 Ladylike Production Consulting Producer N/A
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2014 Dear White People Production Producer 59
Average
2010 I Will Follow Production Production Coordinator 58
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Such a Fun Age Production Producer N/A
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Talent Show Production Executive Producer N/A
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Crew
Window Cleaners Crew Executive Music Producer N/A
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