Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Lena Waithe
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 45
TMDB ID: 1059572
IMDb ID: nm2913119
Known for: Acting
Born: May 17, 1984
Age: 42
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q21872808
Also known as
Lena D. Waithe • 麗娜·維特
Frequent jobs
Executive Producer (28)Producer (7)Writer (4)Screenplay (2)Consulting Producer (1)Creator (1)Executive Music Producer (1)Production Coordinator (1)
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 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.
Photos
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Lena Waithe.
as Officer Spector (voice)
Onward
2020 • Movie
as Aech / Helen
Ready Player One
2018 • Movie
Screenplay
Queen & Slim
2019 • Movie
Producer
Chang Can Dunk
2023 • Movie
Producer
The Forty-Year-Old Version
2020 • Movie
Producer
A Thousand and One
2023 • Movie
Producer
Step Sisters
2018 • Movie
Producer
Dear White People
2014 • Movie
as Brook-Lynne
Bad Hair
2021 • Movie
as Self
House Party
2023 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Lena Waithe.
as Animal Shelter Clerk • 1 eps
This Is Us
2016 • Series
as Evynn Moore • 2 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Bones
2005 • Series
as Ash • 4 eps
Westworld
2016 • Series
Writer • 5 eps
The Chi
2018 • Series
as Lena (voice) • 2 eps
Big Mouth
2017 • Series
Executive Producer • 18 eps
Them
2021 • Series
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Master of None
2015 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Amend: The Fight for America
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Lena Waithe.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Lena Waithe.
as Self • 1 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Evynn Moore • 2 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Ash • 4 eps
Westworld
2016 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Bones
2005 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Animal Shelter Clerk • 1 eps
This Is Us
2016 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Sherri
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 • Series
Writer • 5 eps
The Chi
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Lena Waithe.
Executive Producer
Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart
2025 • Movie
Executive Music Producer
Window Cleaners
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Honey Bare
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Corpse Fishing
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Tender Thoughts
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Meal Ticket
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Play Hard
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Bitter Leaf
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Sarajin
2023 • Movie
Executive Producer
Kokomo City
2023 • Movie
Executive Producer
Last Days of the Lab
2023 • Movie
Executive Producer
My Nights Glow Yellow
2023 • Movie
Executive Producer
Order for Pickup
2023 • Movie
Executive Producer
Sorry Grandpa Hsiao
2023 • Movie
Producer
A Thousand and One
2023 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Lena Waithe.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Lena Waithe.
as Self
Reclaim the Flag
2025 • Movie
as Self
It's Dorothy!
2025 • Movie
as Self (voice)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023 • Movie
as Self
House Party
2023 • Movie
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022 • Movie
as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 • Movie
as Self
The One and Only Dick Gregory
2021 • Movie
as Brook-Lynne
Bad Hair
2021 • Movie
as Self
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020 • Movie
as Officer Spector (voice)
Onward
2020 • Movie
as Aech / Helen
Ready Player One
2018 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Lena Waithe.
as Alex (voice) • 2 eps
Mating Season
2026 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
Hollywood Black
2024 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Sherri
2022 • Series
as College Maya (voice) • 1 eps
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
2021 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Amend: The Fight for America
2021 • Series
as Lena Waithe • 1 eps
#blackAF
2020 • Series
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 • Series
1 eps
You Ain't Got These
2020 • Series
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 5 eps
Visible: Out on Television
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
2019 • Series