Lena Waithe
May 17, 1984 (40 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lena Waithe is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter, best known for her role as Denise on the 2015 Netflix series Master of None and as the creator of the Showtime original series The Chi.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
- 2023 · House Party as Self
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration as
- 2022 · The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as College Maya (voice)
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Twenties After-Show With B. Scott as Self - Guest
- 2021 · The One and Only Dick Gregory as Self
- 2021 · Bad Hair as Brook-Lynne
- 2021 · Amend: The Fight for America as Self
- 2020 · Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 as Self
- 2020 · #blackAF as Lena Waithe
- 2020 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · You Ain't Got These as
- 2020 · Onward as Officer Spector (voice)
- 2020 · Visible: Out on Television as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner as Self
- 2019 · A Black Lady Sketch Show as Office Employee
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Ready Player One as Aech / Helen
- 2018 · The Chi as Camille Hallaway
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Lena (voice)
- 2017 · Dear White People as P. Ninny
- 2016 · Westworld as Ash
- 2016 · This Is Us as Animal Shelter Clerk
- 2015 · Master of None as Denise Watkins
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · Transparent as Jane
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2005 · The Comeback as Summer
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self