Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/17/1984
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Lena D. Waithe麗娜·維特
Lena Waithe
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 ...
Known For
Ready Player One
as Aech / Helen
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Self
Onward
as Officer Spector (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
House Party
as Lena Waithe
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Unknown Role
Bad Hair
as Brook-Lynne
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
The One and Only Dick Gregory
as Self
Reclaim the Flag
as Self
It's Dorothy!
as Self