Lena Waithe

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.

Lena Waithe is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 32 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Place to Be (2026), Mating Season (2026), Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025), The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021), Amend: The Fight for America (2021), Onward (2020), Visible: Out on Television (2020), Ready Player One (2018). The recorded credits span 1953 to 2026, including 4 movies and 28 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.