Acting
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.
Filmography
Place to Be
Film · 2026
Mating Season
Series · 2026
It's Dorothy!
Film · 2025
Reclaim the Flag
Film · 2025
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Series · 2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Series · 2025
Hollywood Black
Series · 2024
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Film · 2023
House Party
Film · 2023
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Film · 2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Series · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2021
Bad Hair
Film · 2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Film · 2021
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
Series · 2021
Amend: The Fight for America
Series · 2021
Onward
Film · 2020
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Film · 2020
#blackAF
Series · 2020
You Ain't Got These
Series · 2020
Visible: Out on Television
Series · 2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Series · 2020
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Series · 2019
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Series · 2019
Ready Player One
Film · 2018
The Shop
Series · 2018
The Chi
Series · 2018
Dear White People
Series · 2017
Big Mouth
Series · 2017
Steve
Series · 2017
This Is Us
Series · 2016
Westworld
Series · 2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
Master of None
Series · 2015
Transparent
Series · 2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
The Comeback
Series · 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The View
Series · 1997
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Grammys
Series · 1959
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
Film