Directing
Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham (/ˈliːnə ˈdʌnəm/; born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. She started her career writing, directing, and starring in her semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. She has since written and directed the 2022 films Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy. In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2014, Dunham released her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned". In 2015, along with Girls showrunner Jenni Konner, Dunham created the publication Lenny Letter, a feminist online newsletter. The publication ran for three years before its discontinuation in late 2018. Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters, This Is 40 (2012), and Happy Christmas (2014). She voiced Mary in the 2016 film My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Aside from Girls, she has played guest roles on television in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult. Dunham's work and her outspoken presence on social media and in interviews have attracted significant controversy, praise, criticism, and media scrutiny throughout her career.
Filmography
House of Criticism
Film · 2026
It Gets Worse
Series · 2026
I Wish You All the Best
Film · 2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Film · 2025
Too Much
Series · 2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Series · 2025
Treasure
Film · 2024
Judy Blume Forever
Film · 2023
Sharp Stick
Film · 2022
Music
Film · 2021
Honeydew
Film · 2021
Miranda July: Where it Began
Film · 2020
The Stand In
Film · 2020
Visible: Out on Television
Series · 2020
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Film · 2019
This Changes Everything
Film · 2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Half the Picture
Film · 2018
A Goodbye to Girls
Film · 2017
100 Years
Film · 2017
Don't Think Twice
Film · 2016
Sky
Film · 2016
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Film · 2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Film · 2016
My Art
Film · 2016
7 Days in Hell
Film · 2015
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise
Film · 2015
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Film · 2015
Everything Is Copy
Film · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Series · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
Thank You and Sorry
Series · 2015
Happy Christmas
Film · 2014
This Is Comedy
Film · 2014
Cover Girl
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Supporting Characters
Film · 2013
The Innkeepers
Film · 2012
This Is 40
Film · 2012
Side by Side
Film · 2012
Girls
Series · 2012
Scandal
Series · 2012
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
PressPausePlay
Film · 2011
Mildred Pierce
Series · 2011
Billy on the Street
Series · 2011
American Horror Story
Series · 2011
Tiny Furniture
Film · 2010
Gabi on the Roof in July
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
Creative Nonfiction
Film · 2009
Family Tree
Film · 2009
The Viewer
Film · 2009
The House of the Devil
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Series · 2009
The Fountain
Film · 2007
Hooker on Campus
Film · 2007
Open the Door
Film · 2007
Dealing
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Pressure
Film · 2006
The Colbert Report
Series · 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The View
Series · 1997
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975