Lena Waithe
Known For
Acting
Born
1984-05-17 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Evynn Moore
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
as Self
This Is Us
as Animal Shelter Clerk
Westworld
as Ash
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host
Big Mouth
as Lena (voice)
Big Mouth
Sherri
as Self - Guest
The Chi
as Camille Hallaway
The Oscars
as Self
Ready Player One
as Aech / Helen
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Master of None
as Denise Watkins
Transparent
as Jane
Onward
as Officer Spector (voice)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant
The Comeback
as Summer