Lena Waithe
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting45
tvMating Season
2026
Alex (voice)
movieBeing Mary Tyler Moore
2023
Self (voice)
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
tvThe Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
College Maya (voice)
tvTwenties After-Show With B. Scott
2021
Self - Guest
movieBad Hair
2021
Brook-Lynne
tv#blackAF
2020
Lena Waithe
tvWho Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
Self - Contestant
movieOnward
2020
Officer Spector (voice)
tvVisible: Out on Television
2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Office Employee
tvThe Shop
2018
Self
movieReady Player One
2018
Aech / Helen
tvThe Chi
2018
Camille Hallaway
tvBig Mouth
2017
Lena (voice)
tvSteve
2017
Self
tvDear White People
2017
P. Ninny
tvThis Is Us
2016
Animal Shelter Clerk
tvMaster of None
2015
Denise Watkins
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Self - Guest Judge
tvThe Comeback
2005
Summer
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Evynn Moore
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self - Guest Host
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Production44
movieLong's Long Lost & Mini Mart
2025
Executive Producer
movieHoney Bare
2025
Executive Producer
movieMove Ya Body: The Birth of House
2025
Executive Producer
movieCorpse Fishing
2024
Executive Producer
movieTender Thoughts
2024
Executive Producer
movieMeal Ticket
2024
Executive Producer
moviePlay Hard
2024
Executive Producer
movieBitter Leaf
2024
Executive Producer
movieSarajin
2023
Executive Producer
movieKokomo City
2023
Executive Producer
movieOrder for Pickup
2023
Executive Producer
movieLast Days of the Lab
2023
Executive Producer
movieMy Nights Glow Yellow
2023
Executive Producer
movieSorry Grandpa Hsiao
2023
Executive Producer
movieA Thousand and One
2023
Producer
movieBeing Mary Tyler Moore
2023
Producer
movieChang Can Dunk
2023
Producer
movieThe 25th Filial Exemplar
2022
Executive Producer
movieBeauty
2022
Producer
movie100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu
2022
Executive Producer
movieBeast
2022
Executive Producer
movieCrooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings
2022
Executive Producer
movieBlack Santa
2022
Executive Producer
movieArtistic
2021
Executive Producer
movieThe One and Only Dick Gregory
2021
Executive Producer
movieSoñadora
2021
Executive Producer
movieShoebox
2021
Executive Producer
movieOnly the Moon Stands Still
2021
Executive Producer
tvThem
2021
Executive Producer
movieThe Beauty President
2021
Executive Producer
movieQueen & Slim
2019
Producer
movieFragile.com
2019
Executive Producer
movieStep Sisters
2018
Producer
tvThe Chi
2018
Executive Producer
tvMaster of None
2015
Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer
movieLadylike
2014
Consulting Producer
movieDear White People
2014
Producer
movieI Will Follow
2010
Production Coordinator
Talent Show
Executive Producer
movieFREYR
Executive Producer
Grand Rising
Producer
Writing10
movieBeauty
2022
Writer
movieYou Love Me
2020
Screenplay
movieQueen & Slim
2019
Screenplay, Story
movieRising
2018
Writer
tvThe Chi
2018
Writer
tvMaster of None
2015
Writer
tvBones
2005
Writer
Talent Show
Screenplay
Creator2
tvBoomerang
2019
Creator
tvThe Chi
2018
Creator
Crew2
movieWindow Cleaners
2025
Executive Music Producer
tvThe Chi
2018
Creator