Lena Waithe

Birthday: 1984-05-17
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as: Lena D. Waithe

Biography

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.

Filmography

Ready Player One

2018

As Helen Harris / Aech

Bad Hair

2021

As Brook-Lynne

Onward

2020

As Officer Spector (voice)

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

2020

As Self

The One and Only Dick Gregory

2021

As Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

As Self

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

2022

As

House Party

2023

As Lena Waithe

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023

As Self (voice)

Production

Dear White People

2014

As Producer

Ladylike

2014

As Consulting Producer

Step Sisters

2018

As Producer

I Will Follow

2010

As Production Coordinator

Queen & Slim

2019

As Screenplay

Queen & Slim

2019

As Story

Queen & Slim

2019

As Producer

Rising

2018

As Writer

The Forty-Year-Old Version

2020

As Producer

Beauty

2022

As Writer

Talent Show

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As Screenplay

Talent Show

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As Executive Producer

You Love Me

2020

As Screenplay

The One and Only Dick Gregory

2021

As Executive Producer

Soñadora

2021

As Executive Producer

Shoebox

2021

As Executive Producer

Chang Can Dunk

2023

As Producer

The Beauty President

2021

As Executive Producer

Fragile.com

2019

As Executive Producer

Black Santa

2022

As Executive Producer

A Thousand and One

2023

As Producer

Kokomo City

2023

As Executive Producer

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023

As Producer

Last Days of the Lab

2023

As Executive Producer

Beauty

2022

As Producer

Order for Pickup

2023

As Executive Producer

The Ballad of Tita and the Machines

2023

As Executive Producer