Lena Waithe
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday17 May 1984 (42 years old)
Place of birthChicago, Illinois, USA
Known credits90
Biography
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 …
Place to Be
2026 · Shy
Mating Season
2026 · Alex (voice)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · Self
Reclaim the Flag
2025 · Self
Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart
2025 · Executive Producer
Window Cleaners
2025 · Executive Music Producer
It's Dorothy!
2025 · Self
Honey Bare
2025 · Executive Producer
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
2025 · Executive Producer
Corpse Fishing
2024 · Executive Producer
Tender Thoughts
2024 · Executive Producer
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self
Meal Ticket
2024 · Executive Producer
Play Hard
2024 · Executive Producer
Bitter Leaf
2024 · Executive Producer
Sarajin
2023 · Executive Producer
Kokomo City
2023 · Executive Producer
Order for Pickup
2023 · Executive Producer
Last Days of the Lab
2023 · Executive Producer
My Nights Glow Yellow
2023 · Executive Producer
Sorry Grandpa Hsiao
2023 · Executive Producer
A Thousand and One
2023 · Producer
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 · Self (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 · Producer
Chang Can Dunk
2023 · Producer
House Party
2023 · Self
The 25th Filial Exemplar
2022 · Executive Producer
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Beauty
2022 · Producer
Beauty
2022 · Writer
100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu
2022 · Executive Producer
Beast
2022 · Executive Producer
Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings
2022 · Executive Producer
Black Santa
2022 · Executive Producer
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022 · College Maya (voice)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
2021 · Self - Guest
Artistic
2021 · Executive Producer
The One and Only Dick Gregory
2021 · Self
The One and Only Dick Gregory
2021 · Executive Producer
Soñadora
2021 · Executive Producer
Shoebox
2021 · Executive Producer
Only the Moon Stands Still
2021 · Executive Producer
Bad Hair
2021 · Brook-Lynne
Them
2021 · Executive Producer
The Beauty President
2021 · Executive Producer
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