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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
May 17, 1984Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USAAlso known as
Lena D. Waithe, 麗娜·維特![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/yidK25mjpxTTYCICmZnxgks6utx.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pU1ULUq8D3iRxl1fdX2lZIzdHuI.jpg)
Ready Player One
Aech / Helen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/979LvAwRGCkVFgJ04uyPcsPaPF2.jpg)
Bad Hair
Brook-Lynne![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/f4aul3FyD3jv3v4bul1IrkWZvzq.jpg)
Onward
Officer Spector (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wZGAVXWgbIL2XIw7gmtYrn2pUhP.jpg)
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/x49mTpvDyzzm5bnNfIqQZ0Rd6A6.jpg)
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gZE5UoBaHoOarvgIylblfJ3QZ8U.jpg)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pflwbz4m4YCwS5wb0wXCk2lDkgU.jpg)
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/KiyKR9m6h01eIvGObGmpt16U3F.jpg)
House Party
Lena Waithe![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2A6MSRDblLl7X4gVPVxigc7psqG.jpg)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)Crew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jH3851P2DjjnBsrjphbR1CWRzm6.jpg)
Dear White People
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hxZQXUvASuTUbMpkcgkdAYr6Ilm.jpg)
Ladylike
Consulting Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bAMm9Yc1j9nj0hJHqAdQHJLD7Dq.jpg)
I Will Follow
Production Coordinator![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cncHzM37IbohkBX7tlSTiULfIsO.jpg)
Step Sisters
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qfIJOmsiBcum6EGosiy5gTF6ihk.jpg)
Queen & Slim
Story, Screenplay, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zFGXo840Ldo3niionUTJB6zTUTf.jpg)
Rising
Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ilMExVn5xyfIWAnqngqAB0OFsE5.jpg)
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yjAXHyMz0JZzYiQP7q1fT5kXLif.jpg)
Beauty
Writer, Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/o7NY0cNNF2vKNKEzKg8WT3zCV2P.jpg)
You Love Me
Screenplay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/x49mTpvDyzzm5bnNfIqQZ0Rd6A6.jpg)
The One and Only Dick Gregory
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mYkdNj3ai08SUcSwISEw0M0SSjP.jpg)
Soñadora
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/o4Q7kPR9nFy3SE5Cl0HOHvPIbcy.jpg)
Shoebox
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ohaIkrTd47z43IuLlwwNg7bi96c.jpg)
Chang Can Dunk
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3LsPWgEXid3kVriPXQtHTDu1Pho.jpg)
The Beauty President
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kMywASu5fWhY2vH1E0mw9Sr1Etr.jpg)
Fragile.com
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/48WncDJKGU8gKbGgJX4kLExNzec.jpg)
Black Santa
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yW97MlBddOeiw17zUSf2iWvOmkr.jpg)
A Thousand and One
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3LehvN7fYx3p4yaPDh8pktXdIo2.jpg)
Kokomo City
Executive Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2A6MSRDblLl7X4gVPVxigc7psqG.jpg)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Producer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rkTQQEUECrAQLx37Er6xpZHQxZW.jpg)
Last Days of the Lab
Executive Producer