Lena Waithe: movies and TV shows
Lena Waithe has 106 credits in the archive: 63 films and 43 TV series, from 1953 to 2026. Highest rated: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (9.8/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2026 · busiest year: 2021 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mating Season | Alex (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 42 |
| 2025 | Honey Bare | Film | — | 41 | |
| 2025 | Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television | Self | TV | 2.1 | 41 |
| 2025 | Reclaim the Flag | Self | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 2025 | It's Dorothy! | Self | Film | 4.0 | 41 |
| 2025 | Move Ya Body: The Birth of House | Film | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 2025 | Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart | Film | 5.0 | 41 | |
| 2025 | Window Cleaners | Film | — | 41 | |
| 2024 | Hollywood Black | Self | TV | 3.7 | 40 |
| 2024 | Corpse Fishing | Film | — | 40 | |
| 2024 | Bitter Leaf | Film | 6.0 | 40 | |
| 2024 | Play Hard | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 2024 | Meal Ticket | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 2024 | Tender Thoughts | Film | 10.0 | 40 | |
| 2023 | House Party | Self | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 2023 | Chang Can Dunk | Film | 6.7 | 39 | |
| 2023 | A Thousand and One | Film | 6.6 | 39 | |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Film | 6.6 | 39 | |
| 2023 | Kokomo City | Film | 6.7 | 39 | |
| 2023 | Sorry Grandpa Hsiao | Film | 7.0 | 39 | |
| 2023 | Sarajin | Film | 8.5 | 39 | |
| 2023 | Last Days of the Lab | Film | 7.0 | 39 | |
| 2023 | Order for Pickup | Film | — | 39 | |
| 2023 | My Nights Glow Yellow | Film | 8.0 | 39 | |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 38 |
| 2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | College Maya (voice) | TV | 5.3 | 38 |
| 2022 | Beauty | Film | 4.8 | 38 | |
| 2022 | Beauty | Film | 4.8 | 38 | |
| 2022 | Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration | Film | 4.4 | 38 | |
| 2022 | Beast | Film | 7.0 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 2022 | Black Santa | Film | — | 38 | |
| 2022 | Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 2022 | The 25th Filial Exemplar | Film | 10.0 | 38 | |
| 2021 | Them | TV | 7.6 | 37 | |
| 2021 | Artistic | Film | — | 37 | |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America | Self | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 2021 | Bad Hair | Brook-Lynne | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 2021 | The One and Only Dick Gregory | Self | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 2021 | The One and Only Dick Gregory | Film | 7.5 | 37 | |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | Film | 4.0 | 37 |
| 2021 | Twenties After-Show With B. Scott | Self - Guest | TV | 1.0 | 37 |
| 2021 | Only the Moon Stands Still | Film | 9.0 | 37 | |
| 2021 | The Beauty President | Film | 6.0 | 37 | |
| 2021 | Soñadora | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 2021 | Shoebox | Film | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant | TV | 9.8 | 36 |
| 2020 | Onward | Officer Spector (voice) | Film | 7.6 | 36 |
| 2020 | #blackAF | Lena Waithe | TV | 5.9 | 36 |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on Television | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 36 |
| 2020 | The Forty-Year-Old Version | Film | 6.7 | 36 | |
| 2020 | You Love Me | Film | — | 36 | |
| 2020 | Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 | Self | Film | 8.6 | 36 |
| 2020 | You Ain't Got These | TV | — | 36 | |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Office Employee | TV | 6.9 | 35 |
| 2019 | Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner | Self | TV | 6.2 | 35 |
| 2019 | Boomerang | TV | 7.8 | 35 | |
| 2019 | Queen & Slim | Film | 7.1 | 35 | |
| 2019 | Queen & Slim | Film | 7.1 | 35 | |
| 2019 | Queen & Slim | Film | 7.1 | 35 | |
| 2019 | Fragile.com | Film | 4.0 | 35 | |
| 2018 | The Chi | Camille Hallaway | TV | 7.8 | 34 |
| 2018 | The Chi | TV | 7.8 | 34 | |
| 2018 | The Chi | TV | 7.8 | 34 | |
| 2018 | The Chi | TV | 7.8 | 34 | |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Aech / Helen | Film | 7.6 | 34 |
| 2018 | The Shop | Self | TV | 5.3 | 34 |
| 2018 | Step Sisters | Film | 6.4 | 34 | |
| 2018 | Rising | Film | 3.0 | 34 | |
| 2017 | Steve | Self | TV | 6.0 | 33 |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | Lena (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 33 |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | TV | 7.6 | 33 | |
| 2017 | Dear White People | P. Ninny | TV | 5.9 | 33 |
| 2016 | Westworld | Ash | TV | 8.0 | 32 |
| 2016 | This Is Us | Animal Shelter Clerk | TV | 8.2 | 32 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 | 31 |
| 2015 | Master of None | Denise Watkins | TV | 7.3 | 31 |
| 2015 | Master of None | TV | 7.3 | 31 | |
| 2015 | Master of None | TV | 7.3 | 31 | |
| 2015 | Master of None | TV | 7.3 | 31 | |
| 2014 | Transparent | Jane | TV | 6.4 | 30 |
| 2014 | Dear White People | Film | 6.1 | 30 | |
| 2014 | Ladylike | Film | — | 30 | |
| 2010 | I Will Follow | Film | 4.8 | 26 | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 25 |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge | TV | 7.5 | 25 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Evynn Moore | TV | 8.2 | 21 |
| 2005 | Bones | TV | 8.2 | 21 | |
| 2005 | The Comeback | Summer | TV | 7.4 | 21 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 19 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest Host | TV | 5.3 | 19 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 13 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 12 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 24 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 30 |
| Place to Be | Shy | Film | — | — | |
| FREYR | Film | — | — | ||
| Grand Rising | Film | — | — | ||
| Grand Rising | Film | — | — | ||
| Such a Fun Age | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Friendship Breakup Film | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Friendship Breakup Film | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Friendship Breakup Film | Film | — | — | ||
| Talent Show | Film | — | — | ||
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