Cast & creator
Lena Waithe
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Grey's Anatomy, The Daily Show
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.
Also known as: Lena D. Waithe, 麗娜·維特
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film credits
44
television credits
47
1953–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (107)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Grey's Anatomy
Evynn Moore
2005
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Bones
Writer
2005
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
2003
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Westworld
Ash
2016
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
This Is Us
Animal Shelter Clerk
2016
The Chi
Camille Hallaway
2018The Chi
Writer
2018The Chi
Executive Producer
2018The Chi
Creator
2018The Chi
Creator
2018
Big Mouth
Lena (voice)
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Steve
Self
2017
The Oscars
Self
1953
Ready Player One
Aech / Helen
2018
Transparent
Jane
2014
The Comeback
Summer
2005
Them
Executive Producer
2021
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
2020
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Office Employee
2019
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
College Maya (voice)
2022
Master of None
Denise Watkins
2015Master of None
Writer
2015Master of None
Executive Producer
2015Master of None
Co-Executive Producer
2015
Mating Season
Alex (voice)
2026
Onward
Officer Spector (voice)
2020
The Shop
Self
2018
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
Dear White People
P. Ninny
2017
Amend: The Fight for America
Self
2021
Visible: Out on Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Hollywood Black
Self
2024
#blackAF
Lena Waithe
2020
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
2025
Chang Can Dunk
Producer
2023
A Thousand and One
Producer
2023
House Party
Self
2023
Boomerang
Creator
2019
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
2023Being Mary Tyler Moore
Producer
2023
Queen & Slim
Screenplay
2019Queen & Slim
Story
2019Queen & Slim
Producer
2019
Dear White People
Producer
2014
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Bad Hair
Brook-Lynne
2021
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Producer
2020
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Self
2019
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Self
2020
Step Sisters
Producer
2018
Artistic
Executive Producer
2021
Twenties After-Show With B. Scott
Self - Guest
2021
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Self
2021The One and Only Dick Gregory
Executive Producer
2021
Honey Bare
Executive Producer
2025
Beauty
Producer
2022Beauty
Writer
2022
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Executive Producer
2025
The Grammys
Self
1959
Corpse Fishing
Executive Producer
2024
Reclaim the Flag
Self
2025
Ladylike
Consulting Producer
2014
Place to Be
Shy
2026
It's Dorothy!
Self
2025Grand Rising
Writer
Grand Rising
Producer
I Will Follow
Production Coordinator
2010
Last Days of the Lab
Executive Producer
2023
Sorry Grandpa Hsiao
Executive Producer
2023Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
Writer
Untitled Friendship Breakup Film
Producer
FREYR
Executive Producer
Kokomo City
Executive Producer
2023
My Nights Glow Yellow
Executive Producer
2023
You Ain't Got These
2020
Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart
Executive Producer
2025
Only the Moon Stands Still
Executive Producer
2021
You Love Me
Screenplay
2020
Fragile.com
Executive Producer
2019
100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu
Executive Producer
2022Such a Fun Age
Producer
Window Cleaners
Executive Music Producer
2025
Tender Thoughts
Executive Producer
2024
Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings
Executive Producer
2022
Rising
Writer
2018
Play Hard
Executive Producer
2024
Meal Ticket
Executive Producer
2024
Order for Pickup
Executive Producer
2023Talent Show
Executive Producer
Talent Show
Screenplay
The 25th Filial Exemplar
Executive Producer
2022
Shoebox
Executive Producer
2021
Beast
Executive Producer
2022
Soñadora
Executive Producer
2021
Sarajin
Executive Producer
2023
The Beauty President
Executive Producer
2021
Bitter Leaf
Executive Producer
2024
Black Santa
Executive Producer
2022