Lena Waithe

Personal Info

Known For Acting

Known Credits 51

Gender Female

Birthday 1984-05-17 (39 years old)

Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Lena D. Waithe

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Lena 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.

Known For

Acting

2023		Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
2023		House Party as Lena Waithe

2022		Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022		The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (1 episode) as College Maya (voice)

2021		2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2021		Twenties After-Show With B. Scott (1 episode) as Self - Guest
2021		The One and Only Dick Gregory as Self
2021		Bad Hair as Brook-Lynne
2021		Amend: The Fight for America (6 episodes)

2020		Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 as Herself
2020		You Ain't Got These (1 episode)
2020		Onward as Officer Spector (voice)
2020		Visible: Out On Television (5 episodes) as Narrator (voice)

2019		Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (1 episode) as Herself
2019		A Black Lady Sketch Show (1 episode) as Office Employee

2018		The Shop (1 episode) as Self
2018		Ready Player One as Helen Harris / Aech

2017		Big Mouth (2 episodes) as Lena (voice)
2017		Dear White People (2 episodes) as P. Ninny

2016		Westworld (4 episodes) as Ash
2016		This Is Us (1 episode) as Animal Shelter Clerk

2015		Master of None (15 episodes) as Denise
2015		Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (1 episode) as Self

2014

(1 episode) as Jane

2009

(1 episode) as Herself - Judge

2005

(1 episode) as Summer

1996

(1 episode) as Self

1953

(1 episode) as Self

Production

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… Executive Producer

2023		Kokomo City … Executive Producer
2023		Last Days of the Lab … Executive Producer
2023		A Thousand and One … Producer
2023		Being Mary Tyler Moore … Producer
2023		Chang Can Dunk … Producer

2022

… Executive Producer

2021		The One and Only Dick Gregory … Executive Producer
2021		Shoebox … Executive Producer
2021		Soñadora … Executive Producer
2021		Them (10 episodes) … Executive Producer
2021		The Beauty President … Executive Producer

2020

… Producer

2019		Queen & Slim … Producer
2019		Fragile.com … Executive Producer

2018		Step Sisters … Producer
2018		The Chi (7 episodes) … Executive Producer

2015

(5 episodes) … Executive Producer

2014		Ladylike … Consulting Producer
2014		Dear White People … Producer

2010

… Production Coordinator

Writing

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… Screenplay

2022

… Writer

2020

… Screenplay

2019

… Screenplay … Story

2018		Rising … Writer
2018		The Chi (4 episodes) … Writer

2015

(6 episodes) … Writer

2005

(1 episode) … Writer

Creator

2019

… Creator

2018

… Creator

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