Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe

CountryUnited States United States
GenderFemale
BirthdayMay 17, 1984
BiographyLena Waithe (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 episode "Thanksgiving", 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 received a nomination 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.

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Known For

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
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The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

as College Maya
Master of None
Ended

Master of None

as Denise
You Ain't Got These
Ended

You Ain't Got These

as Lena Waithe

Part of Crew

The Chi
Running

The Chi

as Creator
Boomerang
Ended

Boomerang

as Creator
Master of None
Ended

Master of None

as Executive Producer
Them
Ended

Them

as Executive Producer
Twenties
Ended

Twenties

as Creator
You Ain't Got These
Ended

You Ain't Got These

as Executive Producer

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