Lena Waithe
Acting Born May 17, 1984 Chicago, Illinois, USA 106 credits
Biography
Lena Waithe is an American actress. Born on May 17, 1984, in Chicago, Illinois, she is known for her work in various television series. She gained recognition for her role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None. Waithe is also the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi and the BET comedy series Boomerang and Twenties. She has written and produced several projects, including the crime film Queen & Slim. As an actress, Waithe has appeared in numerous roles, with 89 known credits.
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Career overview
Lena Waithe is an American actress. She gained recognition for her role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None. This series aired from 2015 to 2021.
As an actress, Waithe has appeared in various roles. Her work in the series Master of None earned her recognition within the industry.
Lena Waithe's acting career has been marked by her appearances in notable television series. Her role in Master of None is one of her most notable performances.
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Career timeline
Mating Season
Honey Bare · Executive ProducerSeen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionReclaim the FlagIt's Dorothy!Move Ya Body: The Birth of House · Executive Producer
Hollywood BlackCorpse Fishing · Executive ProducerBitter Leaf · Executive ProducerPlay Hard · Executive ProducerMeal Ticket · Executive Producer
House PartyChang Can Dunk · ProducerA Thousand and One · ProducerBeing Mary Tyler MooreBeing Mary Tyler Moore · Producer
SherriThe Proud Family: Louder and ProuderBeauty · ProducerBeauty · WriterStand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Them · Executive ProducerArtistic · Executive ProducerAmend: The Fight for AmericaBad HairThe One and Only Dick Gregory
Who Wants to Be a MillionaireOnward#blackAFVisible: Out on TelevisionThe Forty-Year-Old Version · Producer
A Black Lady Sketch ShowBreakfast, Lunch & DinnerBoomerang · CreatorQueen & Slim · ScreenplayQueen & Slim · Story
The ChiThe Chi · WriterThe Chi · Executive ProducerThe Chi · CreatorReady Player One
SteveBig MouthBig MouthDear White People
WestworldThis Is Us
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterMaster of NoneMaster of None · WriterMaster of None · Executive ProducerMaster of None · Co-Executive Producer
TransparentDear White People · ProducerLadylike · Consulting Producer
I Will Follow · Production Coordinator
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenRuPaul's Drag Race
Grey's AnatomyBones · WriterThe Comeback
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
The Daily Show
The Grammys
The Oscars
Full filmography
- Mating Season (2026) as Alex (voice)
- Honey Bare (2025) Executive Producer
- Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025) as Self
- Reclaim the Flag (2025) as Self
- It's Dorothy! (2025) as Self
- Move Ya Body: The Birth of House (2025) Executive Producer
- Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart (2025) Executive Producer
- Window Cleaners (2025) Executive Music Producer
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self
- Corpse Fishing (2024) Executive Producer
- Bitter Leaf (2024) Executive Producer
- Play Hard (2024) Executive Producer
- Meal Ticket (2024) Executive Producer
- Tender Thoughts (2024) Executive Producer
- House Party (2023) as Self
- Chang Can Dunk (2023) Producer
- A Thousand and One (2023) Producer
- Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) as Self (voice)
- Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) Producer
- Kokomo City (2023) Executive Producer
- Sorry Grandpa Hsiao (2023) Executive Producer
- Sarajin (2023) Executive Producer
- Last Days of the Lab (2023) Executive Producer
- Order for Pickup (2023) Executive Producer
- My Nights Glow Yellow (2023) Executive Producer
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022) as College Maya (voice)
- Beauty (2022) Producer
- Beauty (2022) Writer
- Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration (2022)
- Beast (2022) Executive Producer
- 100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu (2022) Executive Producer
- Black Santa (2022) Executive Producer
- Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings (2022) Executive Producer
- The 25th Filial Exemplar (2022) Executive Producer
- Them (2021) Executive Producer
- Artistic (2021) Executive Producer
- Amend: The Fight for America (2021) as Self
- Bad Hair (2021) as Brook-Lynne
- The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021) as Self
- The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021) Executive Producer
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) as Self
- Twenties After-Show With B. Scott (2021) as Self - Guest
- Only the Moon Stands Still (2021) Executive Producer
- The Beauty President (2021) Executive Producer
- Soñadora (2021) Executive Producer
- Shoebox (2021) Executive Producer
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020) as Self - Contestant
- Onward (2020) as Officer Spector (voice)
- #blackAF (2020) as Lena Waithe
- Visible: Out on Television (2020) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) Producer
- You Love Me (2020) Screenplay
- Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 (2020) as Self
- You Ain't Got These (2020)
- A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) as Office Employee
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (2019) as Self
- Boomerang (2019) Creator
- Queen & Slim (2019) Screenplay
- Queen & Slim (2019) Story
- Queen & Slim (2019) Producer
- Fragile.com (2019) Executive Producer
- The Chi (2018) as Camille Hallaway
- The Chi (2018) Writer
- The Chi (2018) Executive Producer
- The Chi (2018) Creator
- Ready Player One (2018) as Aech / Helen
- The Shop (2018) as Self
- Step Sisters (2018) Producer
- Rising (2018) Writer
- Steve (2017) as Self
- Big Mouth (2017) as Lena (voice)
- Big Mouth (2017)
- Dear White People (2017) as P. Ninny
- Westworld (2016) as Ash
- This Is Us (2016) as Animal Shelter Clerk
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Master of None (2015) as Denise Watkins
- Master of None (2015) Writer
- Master of None (2015) Executive Producer
- Master of None (2015) Co-Executive Producer
- Transparent (2014) as Jane
- Dear White People (2014) Producer
- Ladylike (2014) Consulting Producer
- I Will Follow (2010) Production Coordinator
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Evynn Moore
- Bones (2005) Writer
- The Comeback (2005) as Summer
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest Host
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Grammys (1959) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Place to Be as Shy
- FREYR Executive Producer
- Grand Rising Writer
- Grand Rising Producer
- Such a Fun Age Producer
- Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
- Untitled Friendship Breakup Film Writer
- Untitled Friendship Breakup Film Producer
- Talent Show Executive Producer
- Talent Show Screenplay