Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe

39 · Born: May 17, 1984

Known For

Master of None Master of None
Ready Player One Ready Player One
Queen & Slim Queen & Slim
The Chi The Chi

Personal Details

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Born May 17, 1984 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Parents
  • Ethel Laverne
Relatives
  • Sibling (Sibling)

Biography

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.

Career

2021
Bad Hair
Bad Hair as Brook-Lynne
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Amend: The Fight for America
Amend: The Fight for America
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Master of None
Master of None as Denise Watkins
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2020
Onward
Onward as Officer Spector (voice)
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Visible: Out on Television
Visible: Out on Television as Narrator (voice)
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You Ain't Got These
You Ain't Got These
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Westworld
Westworld as Ash
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2018
Ready Player One
Ready Player One as Helen Harris / Aech
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2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory
The One and Only Dick Gregory
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2020
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
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2019
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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2018
The Shop
The Shop
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2022
Beauty
Beauty as Writer
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2019
Queen & Slim
Queen & Slim as Story, Screenplay
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2019
Boomerang
Boomerang as Creator
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2018
The Chi
The Chi as Creator
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