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Lena D. Waithe
麗娜·維特
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Reclaim the Flag
as Self
It's Dorothy!
as Self
House Party
as Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Bad Hair
as Brook-Lynne
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
The One and Only Dick Gregory
as Self
Onward
as Officer Spector (voice)
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Self
TV Shows
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self · 2 ep.
Hollywood Black
as Self · 4 ep.
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 2 ep.
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as College Maya (voice) · 1 ep.
Amend: The Fight for America
as Self · 3 ep.
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant · 1 ep.
#blackAF
as Lena Waithe · 1 ep.
Visible: Out on Television
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 ep.
You Ain't Got These
1 ep.