Lena Waithe
Acting
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…
Also known as
Lena D. Waithe · 麗娜·維特
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Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV
The Daily Show
1996 · TV
Bones
2005 · TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
The View
1997 · TV
Westworld
2016 · TV
This Is Us
2016 · TV
Sherri
2022 · TV
The Chi
2018 · TV
Big Mouth
2017 · TV