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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It's Dorothy!
Self
2025
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
2023
House Party
Lena Waithe
2023
Sherri
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
College Maya (voice) · (1 episode)
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Self
2021
Bad Hair
Brook-Lynne
2021
Amend: The Fight for America
Self · (3 episodes)
2021
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Self
2020
#blackAF
Lena Waithe · (1 episode)
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant · (1 episode)
2020
You Ain't Got These
(1 episode)
2020
Onward
Officer Spector (voice)
2020
Visible: Out on Television
Self - Narrator (voice) · (5 episodes)
2020
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Ready Player One
Aech / Helen
2018
Place To Be
Shy
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Office Employee · (1 episode)
2019
The Shop
Self · (1 episode)
2018
The Chi
Camille Hallaway · (3 episodes)
2018
Big Mouth
Lena (voice) · (2 episodes)
2017
Big Mouth
(1 episode)
2017
Dear White People
P. Ninny · (2 episodes)
2017
Westworld
Ash · (4 episodes)
2016
This Is Us
Animal Shelter Clerk · (1 episode)
2016
Master of None
Denise Watkins · (15 episodes)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Transparent
Jane · (1 episode)
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2009
The Comeback
Summer · (1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Evynn Moore · (2 episodes)
2005
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
The Grammys
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953