Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe Acting

17 May, 1984 (42) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Lena Waithe Acting

17 May, 1984 (42) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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). She also wrote and produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) and is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present). Waithe gained recognition for her role in the Netflix comedy-drama... see more

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). She also wrote and produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) and is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present). Waithe gained recognition for her role in the Netflix comedy-drama... see more

Reclaim the Flag

Acting (Self)

17/07/2025

Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart

Executive Producer

11/06/2025

Window Cleaners

Executive Music Producer

11/06/2025

It's Dorothy!

Acting (Self)

07/06/2025

Honey Bare

Executive Producer

03/06/2025

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

Executive Producer

26/01/2025

Corpse Fishing

Executive Producer

06/12/2024

Tender Thoughts

Executive Producer

14/11/2024

Meal Ticket

Executive Producer

10/06/2024

Play Hard

Executive Producer

10/06/2024

Bitter Leaf

Executive Producer

20/05/2024

Sarajin

Executive Producer

26/11/2023

Kokomo City

Executive Producer

28/07/2023

Last Days of the Lab

Executive Producer

12/06/2023

My Nights Glow Yellow

Executive Producer

12/06/2023

Order for Pickup

Executive Producer

12/06/2023

Sorry Grandpa Hsiao

Executive Producer

18/05/2023

A Thousand and One

Producer

31/03/2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Acting (Self (voice)) · Producer

13/03/2023

Chang Can Dunk

Producer

09/03/2023

House Party

Acting (Self)

12/01/2023

The 25th Filial Exemplar

Executive Producer

18/09/2022

Beauty

Producer · Writer

29/06/2022

100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu

Executive Producer

18/06/2022

Beast

Executive Producer

15/06/2022

Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings

Executive Producer

15/06/2022

Black Santa

Executive Producer

14/06/2022

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

09/06/2022

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Acting (Self)

20/11/2021

Artistic

Executive Producer

01/09/2021

The One and Only Dick Gregory

Acting (Self) · Executive Producer

19/06/2021

Soñadora

Executive Producer

16/06/2021

Only the Moon Stands Still

Executive Producer

16/06/2021

Shoebox

Executive Producer

16/06/2021

Bad Hair

Acting (Brook-Lynne)

05/05/2021

The Beauty President

Executive Producer

20/03/2021

You Love Me

Screenplay

12/12/2020

The Forty-Year-Old Version

Producer

02/10/2020

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

Acting (Self)

16/05/2020

Onward

Acting (Officer Spector (voice))

29/02/2020

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