Lena Dunham
Directing
Born: May 13, 1986 (age 40) · New York, New York, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
The Simpsons
1989
American Horror Story
2011
This Is 40
2012
The House of the Devil
2009
The One I Love
2014
The Innkeepers
2012
Scandal
2012
Girls
2012
7 Days in Hell
2015
Don't Think Twice
2016
Side by Side
2012
Photos (3)
Movies (26)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
'Gypsy'
This Is 40
Cat
Sharp Stick
Heather
The Stand In
Lisa
The House of the Devil
911 Operator (voice)
Music
Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)
The Innkeepers
Barista
Treasure
Ruth
7 Days in Hell
Lanny Denver
I Wish You All the Best
Ms. Lyons
Happy Christmas
Carson
Supporting Characters
Alexa
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
Tiny Furniture
Aura
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Mary (voice)
Sky
Billie
Family Tree
2009
My Art
Meryl
Honeydew
Delilah
Dealing
Georgia
Open the Door
2007
Gabi on the Roof in July
Colby
Creative Nonfiction
Ella
Pressure
2006
The Fountain
2007
Hooker on Campus
Hooker
TV Shows (9)
The Simpsons
Candace (voice) · 1 eps
American Horror Story
Valerie Solanas · 1 eps
Scandal
Susanne Thomas · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
1 eps
Girls
Hannah Horvath · 62 eps
Finding Your Roots
1 eps
Mildred Pierce
Nurse 1 · 2 eps
Too Much
Nora South · 10 eps
Thank You and Sorry
6 eps
Self / Appearances (37)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 4 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Mean Tweets · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Billy on the Street
Self · 1 eps
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Visible: Out on Television
Self · 5 eps
This Changes Everything
Self
Don't Think Twice
Self
Side by Side
Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Special Guest
Everything Is Copy
Self
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Self
PressPausePlay
Self
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Self
This Is Comedy
Herself
Half the Picture
Self
A Goodbye to Girls
Self
Judy Blume Forever
Self
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise
Self
Cover Girl
Self
Miranda July: Where it Began
Herself
Upcoming (3)
Directing (16)
Girls
Director
Industry
Director
Too Much
Director
Sharp Stick
Director
Catherine Called Birdy
Director
100 Years
Director
Best Friends
Director
Tiny Furniture
Director
Dealing
Director
Who Will You Be?
Director
Open the Door
Director
Creative Nonfiction
Director
The Hostess With the Leastest
Director
Pressure
Director
The Fountain
Director
Hooker on Campus
Director
Writing (13)
Girls
Writer
Too Much
Writer
Genera+ion
Writer
Camping
Writer
Sharp Stick
Screenplay
Catherine Called Birdy
Screenplay
Nobody Walks
Writer
Best Friends
Writer
Tiny Furniture
Writer
Open the Door
Writer
Cover Girl
Writer
Creative Nonfiction
Writer
Pressure
Writer
Producing (13)
Girls
Executive Producer
Industry
Executive Producer
Too Much
Executive Producer
Genera+ion
Executive Producer
Camping
Executive Producer
Sharp Stick
Producer
Treasure
Executive Producer
Catherine Called Birdy
Executive Producer
100 Years
Producer
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
Executive Producer
Choked
Executive Producer
Tokyo Project
Executive Producer
Suited
Producer
