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  • BIRTH 13/05/1986
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 18
  • MOVIES 16
  • SHOWRUNNER 1
  • DIRECTOR 5
  • SCRIPT 5
  • PRODUCTION 5

Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham (born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. Prior to Girls, Dunham wrote, directed, and starred in the semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Her second feature film, Sharp Stick, written and directed by Dunham, was released in 2022. Her third film, Catherine Called Birdy, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022. It was released in a limited release on September 23, 2022, by Amazon Studios, prior to streaming on Prime Video on October 7, 2022.

In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2014, Dunham released her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned". In 2015, along with Girls showrunner Jenni Konner, Dunham created the publication Lenny Letter, a feminist online newsletter. The publication ran for three years before folding in late 2018.

Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters and This Is 40 (both 2012) and Happy Christmas (2014). She voiced Mary in the 2016 film My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. On television, aside from Girls, she has played guest roles in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult.

Lena Dunham

Shows (18)

American Horror Story
American Horror Story
Valerie Solanas
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Candace (voice)
Girls
Girls
Hannah Horvath
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
Nurse 1
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self / Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Visible: Out on Television
Visible: Out on Television
Herself
Billy on the Street
Billy on the Street
Self
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Vogue: 73 Questions
Vogue: 73 Questions
Self

Movies (16)

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
'Gypsy'
This Is 40
This Is 40
Cat
7 Days in Hell
7 Days in Hell
Lanny Denver
Honeydew
Honeydew
Delilah
The House of the Devil
The House of the Devil
911 Operator (voice)
Treasure
Treasure
Ruth
The Stand In
The Stand In
Lisa
Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas
Carson
Music
Music
Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)
The Innkeepers
The Innkeepers
Barista
Tiny Furniture
Tiny Furniture
Aura
Half the Picture
Half the Picture
Self
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Mary (voice)
Sky
Sky
Billie
Sharp Stick
Sharp Stick
Heather
Side by Side
Side by Side
Self

Showrunner

Girls
Girls

Director (5)

Industry
Industry
(1 episode)
Girls
Girls
(9 episodes)
Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy
Tiny Furniture
Tiny Furniture
Sharp Stick
Sharp Stick

Script (5)

Girls
Girls
(18 episodes)
Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy
Tiny Furniture
Tiny Furniture
Nobody Walks
Nobody Walks
Sharp Stick
Sharp Stick

Production (5)

Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy
Treasure
Treasure
Tokyo Project
Tokyo Project
Sharp Stick
Sharp Stick
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste