Lena Waithe
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.
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Movies (54)
Place to Be
2026 · Shy
Reclaim the Flag
2025 · Self
Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart
2025 · Executive Producer
Window Cleaners
2025 · Executive Music Producer
It's Dorothy!
2025 · Self
Honey Bare
2025 · Executive Producer
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
2025 · Executive Producer
Corpse Fishing
2024 · Executive Producer
Tender Thoughts
2024 · Executive Producer
Meal Ticket
2024 · Executive Producer
Play Hard
2024 · Executive Producer
Bitter Leaf
2024 · Executive Producer
Sarajin
2023 · Executive Producer
Kokomo City
2023 · Executive Producer
Order for Pickup
2023 · Executive Producer
Last Days of the Lab
2023 · Executive Producer
My Nights Glow Yellow
2023 · Executive Producer
Sorry Grandpa Hsiao
2023 · Executive Producer
Mil uno
2023 · Producer
Mary Tyler Moore: La Dama de la TV
2023 · Self (voice), Producer
Puedes hacerlo Chang
2023 · Producer
Fiesta en Casa
2023 · Self
The 25th Filial Exemplar
2022 · Executive Producer
Beauty
2022 · Producer, Writer
100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu
2022 · Executive Producer
Beast
2022 · Executive Producer
Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings
2022 · Executive Producer
Black Santa
2022 · Executive Producer
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
Artistic
2021 · Executive Producer
The One and Only Dick Gregory
2021 · Self, Executive Producer
Soñadora
2021 · Executive Producer
Shoebox
2021 · Executive Producer
Only the Moon Stands Still
2021 · Executive Producer
Bad Hair: Belleza maldita
2021 · Brook-Lynne
The Beauty President
2021 · Executive Producer
You Love Me
2020 · Screenplay
Rapera a los 40
2020 · Producer
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
2020 · Self
Unidos
2020 · Officer Spector (voice)
Queen y Slim: Los fugitivos
2019 · Screenplay, Story, Producer
Fragile.com
2019 · Executive Producer
Rising
2018 · Writer
Ready Player One: Comienza el juego
2018 · Aech / Helen
Step Sisters
2018 · Producer
Ladylike
2014 · Consulting Producer
Querida gente blanca
2014 · Producer
I Will Follow
2010 · Production Coordinator
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
· Writer, Producer
Such a Fun Age
· Producer
Talent Show
· Screenplay, Executive Producer
FREYR
· Executive Producer
Grand Rising
· Writer, Producer
TV shows (36)
Temporada de celo
2026 · Alex (voice)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · Self
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
La familia Proud: Mayor y mejor
2022 · College Maya (voice)
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
2021 · Self - Guest
Ellos
2021 · Executive Producer
Enmienda: La lucha por la igualdad en EE. UU.
2021 · Self
#blackAF
2020 · Lena Waithe
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Self - Contestant
You Ain't Got These
2020
Visible: Out on Television
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Desayuno, almuerzo y cena
2019 · Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Office Employee
Boomerang
2019 · Creator
The Shop: Uninterrupted
2018 · Self
The Chi
2018 · Camille Hallaway, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
Big Mouth
2017 · Lena (voice)
Steve
2017 · Self
Dear White People
2017 · P. Ninny
Westworld
2016 · Ash
This Is Us
2016 · Animal Shelter Clerk
Master of None
2015 · Denise Watkins, Writer, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Transparent
2014 · Jane
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
RuPaul: Carrera de drags
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
Bones
2005 · Writer
The Comeback
2005 · Summer
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Evynn Moore
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host
The View
1997 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
The Grammys
1959 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self