Lena Waithe
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.
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- Born:
- May 17, 1984 In Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 15
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Comeback 2005-06-05
- Latest Project:
- Series Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television 2025-09-09
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television | Self | 2025-09-09 |
| Movie | House Party | Lena Waithe | 2023-01-12 |
| Movie | Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration | 2022-06-09 | |
| Movie | Bad Hair | Brook-Lynne | 2021-05-05 |
| Movie | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2021-11-20 |
| Movie | The One and Only Dick Gregory | Self | 2021-06-19 |
| Series | Visible: Out on Television | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2020-02-14 |
| Movie | Onward | Officer Spector (voice) | 2020-02-29 |
| Movie | Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 | Self | 2020-05-16 |
| Movie | Ready Player One | Aech / Helen | 2018-03-28 |
| Series | This Is Us | Animal Shelter Clerk | 2016-09-20 |
| Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Herself | 2015-08-02 |
| Series | Master of None | Denise Watkins | 2015-11-06 |
| Series | Transparent | Jane | 2014-09-26 |
| Series | The Comeback | Summer | 2005-06-05 |