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Lena Waithe
Lena Waithe (/weɪθ/; born May 17, 1984) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter.
Born May 17, 1984 Chicago, Illinois, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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'.
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2026Place to BeActor — Shy
2025Reclaim the FlagActor — Self
2025Long's Long Lost & Mini MartProducer
2025Window CleanersProducer
2025It's Dorothy!Actor — Self
2025Honey BareProducer
2025Move Ya Body: The Birth of HouseProducer
2024Corpse FishingProducer
2024Tender ThoughtsProducer
2024Meal TicketProducer
2024Play HardProducer
2024Bitter LeafProducer
2023SarajinProducer
2023Kokomo CityProducer
2023Last Days of the LabProducer
2023My Nights Glow YellowProducer
2023Order for PickupProducer
2023Sorry Grandpa HsiaoProducer
2023A Thousand and OneProducer
2023Being Mary Tyler MooreActor · Producer — Self (voice)
2023Chang Can DunkProducer
2023House PartyActor — Self
2022The 25th Filial ExemplarProducer
2022BeautyProducer · Writer
2022100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade TofuProducer
2022BeastProducer
2022Crooked Trees Gon Give Me WingsProducer
2022Black SantaProducer
2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ CelebrationActor
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyActor — Self
2021ArtisticProducer
2021The One and Only Dick GregoryActor · Producer — Self
2021Only the Moon Stands StillProducer
2021ShoeboxProducer
2021SoñadoraProducer
2021Bad HairActor — Brook-Lynne
2021The Beauty PresidentProducer
2020You Love MeWriter
2020The Forty-Year-Old VersionProducer
2020Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020Actor — Self
2019Queen & SlimWriter · Producer
2019Fragile.comProducer
2018RisingWriter
2018Step SistersProducer
2014LadylikeProducer
2014Dear White PeopleProducer
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—Grand RisingWriter · Producer
—Such a Fun AgeProducer
—Talent ShowWriter · Producer
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