Lena Waithe
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.
Born: 17 May 1984
Played In
Mating Season
Alex (voice)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
Reclaim the Flag
Self
It's Dorothy!
Self
Hollywood Black
Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
House Party
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
College Maya (voice)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
Self - Guest
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Self
Bad Hair
Brook-Lynne
Amend: The Fight for America
Self
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Self
#blackAF
Lena Waithe
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
You Ain't Got These
Onward
Officer Spector (voice)
Visible: Out on Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Office Employee
The Shop
Self
Ready Player One
Aech / Helen
The Chi
Camille Hallaway
Big Mouth
Lena (voice)
Big Mouth
Steve
Self
Dear White People
P. Ninny
Westworld
Ash
This Is Us
Animal Shelter Clerk
Master of None
Denise Watkins
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Transparent
Jane
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
The Comeback
Summer
Grey's Anatomy
Evynn Moore
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
The View
Self
The Daily Show
Self
The Grammys
Self
The Oscars
Self
Place to Be
Shy
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film