Lena Waithe
Actor · Executive Producer · Producer · Consulting Producer
Born May 17, 1984 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Active 2005–present · Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Time 100
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).
Filmography
Mating Season (2026) — Alex (voice)Honey Bare (2025) — Executive ProducerFREYR — Executive ProducerPlace to Be (2026) — ShyWindow Cleaners (2025) — Executive Music ProducerGrey's Anatomy (2005) — Evynn MooreReady Player One (2018) — Aech / HelenWestworld (2016) — AshOnward (2020) — Officer Spector (voice)Bones (2005) — WriterThis Is Us (2016) — Animal Shelter ClerkBig Mouth (2017) — Lena (voice)Queen & Slim (2019) — Screenplay · Story · ProducerMaster of None (2015) — Denise Watkins · Writer · Executive Producer · Co-Executive ProducerThem (2021) — Executive ProducerThe Chi (2018) — Camille Hallaway · Writer · Executive Producer · CreatorStep Sisters (2018) — ProducerDear White People (2014) — ProducerA Thousand and One (2023) — ProducerTransparent (2014) — JaneThe Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) — ProducerThe Comeback (2005) — SummerDear White People (2017) — P. NinnyChang Can Dunk (2023) — Producer