Lena Waithe
Acting
Born: May 17, 1984 (age 42) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Waithe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Ready Player One
2018
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Onward
2020
Westworld
2016
Bones
2005
This Is Us
2016
Big Mouth
2017
Queen & Slim
2019
Master of None
2015
Dear White People
2014
Them
2021
Step Sisters
2018
Photos (3)
Movies (4)
TV Shows (16)
Grey's Anatomy
Evynn Moore · 2 eps
Westworld
Ash · 4 eps
This Is Us
Animal Shelter Clerk · 1 eps
Big Mouth
Lena (voice) · 2 eps
Big Mouth
1 eps
The Chi
Camille Hallaway · 3 eps
Mating Season
Alex (voice) · 2 eps
Transparent
Jane · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
1 eps
Master of None
Denise Watkins · 15 eps
The Comeback
Summer · 1 eps
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
College Maya (voice) · 1 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Office Employee · 1 eps
Dear White People
P. Ninny · 2 eps
#blackAF
Lena Waithe · 1 eps
You Ain't Got These
1 eps
Self / Appearances (26)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Steve
Self · 1 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
The Shop
Self · 1 eps
Amend: The Fight for America
Self · 3 eps
Visible: Out on Television
Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
Hollywood Black
Self · 4 eps
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self · 2 eps
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
House Party
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Self · 1 eps
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Self
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Self
It's Dorothy!
Self
Reclaim the Flag
Self
The Grammys
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (2)
Writing (8)
Producing (40)
The Chi
Executive Producer
Them
Executive Producer
Master of None
Executive Producer
Master of None
Co-Executive Producer
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Producer
Chang Can Dunk
Producer
Queen & Slim
Producer
A Thousand and One
Producer
Dear White People
Producer
Honey Bare
Executive Producer
Step Sisters
Producer
Ladylike
Consulting Producer
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Producer
Artistic
Executive Producer
Corpse Fishing
Executive Producer
I Will Follow
Production Coordinator
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Executive Producer
Beauty
Producer
Kokomo City
Executive Producer
Sorry Grandpa Hsiao
Executive Producer
Only the Moon Stands Still
Executive Producer
Tender Thoughts
Executive Producer
Bitter Leaf
Executive Producer
Fragile.com
Executive Producer
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Executive Producer
My Nights Glow Yellow
Executive Producer
Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings
Executive Producer
Play Hard
Executive Producer
Meal Ticket
Executive Producer
Beast
Executive Producer
Soñadora
Executive Producer
The Beauty President
Executive Producer
Black Santa
Executive Producer
Sarajin
Executive Producer
Last Days of the Lab
Executive Producer
Shoebox
Executive Producer
Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart
Executive Producer
100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu
Executive Producer
The 25th Filial Exemplar
Executive Producer
Order for Pickup
Executive Producer
