Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe

41 · Born: May 17, 1984

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornMay 17, 1984 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Parents
  • Ethel Laverne
Relatives
  • Sibling (Sibling)

Biography

Lena Waithe, a multifaceted creative force, was ushered into this world on May 17, 1984, in the vibrant city of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

As a talented producer and writer, Lena has made a lasting impact on the entertainment industry, with her impressive credits including the critically acclaimed television series Master of None, which premiered in 2015, as well as the blockbuster films Ready Player One, released in 2018, and Queen & Slim, which garnered widespread acclaim in 2019.

Prior to embarking on her solo journey, Lena was married to the lovely Alana Mayo.

Career

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2023
House Party
House Party as Lena Waithe
{"id":205299,"title":"Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration","year":"2022","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/stand-out-an-lgbtq-celebration","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_205299.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_205299.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
{"id":167176,"title":"Bad Hair","year":"2021","character":"Brook-Lynne","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/bad-hair","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6ksdqsejcub0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6ksdqsejcub0.jpg"},"released":1}
2021
Bad Hair
Bad Hair as Brook-Lynne
{"id":10776,"title":"Master of None","year":2021,"character":"Denise Watkins","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/master-of-none","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7k8gp9dusot0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7k8gp9dusot0.jpg"},"released":1}
Master of None
Master of None as Denise Watkins
{"id":136677,"title":"Onward","year":"2020","character":"Officer Spector (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/onward","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/jm8t5t4tt4o0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/jm8t5t4tt4o0.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
Onward
Onward as Officer Spector (voice)
{"id":103841988,"title":"You Ain't Got These","year":2020,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/you-aint-got-these","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103841988.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103841988.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103831666,"title":"The Chi","year":2020,"character":"Camille Hallaway","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-chi","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/tlq35p4bu9o0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/tlq35p4bu9o0.jpg"},"released":1}
The Chi
The Chi as Camille Hallaway
{"id":6855,"title":"Westworld","year":2020,"character":"Ash","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/westworld","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5evnjhm8ni70.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5evnjhm8ni70.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":109412,"title":"Ready Player One","year":"2018","character":"Aech \/ Helen","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/ready-player-one","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1imq3jq7vqpg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1imq3jq7vqpg.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
Ready Player One
Ready Player One as Aech / Helen
{"id":282302,"title":"It's Dorothy!","year":"2025","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/its-dorothy","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_282302.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_282302.jpg"},"released":1}
2025
{"id":218079,"title":"Being Mary Tyler Moore","year":"2023","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/being-mary-tyler-moore","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_218079.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_218079.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
{"id":193242,"title":"The One and Only Dick Gregory","year":"2021","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-one-and-only-dick-gregory","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_193242.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_193242.jpg"},"released":1}
2021
{"id":199108,"title":"The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony","year":"2021","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-2021-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-2021","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_199108.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_199108.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103839710,"title":"Amend: The Fight for America","year":2021,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/amend-the-fight-for-america","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103839710.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103839710.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":178992,"title":"Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020","year":"2020","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/graduate-together-america-honors-the-high-school-class-of-2020","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_178992.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_178992.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
{"id":103834935,"title":"Visible: Out on Television","year":2020,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/visible-out-on-television","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/56vm84rlhc00.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/56vm84rlhc00.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":2806,"title":"The Late Late Show with James Corden","year":2020,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-late-late-show-with-james-corden","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/574ll3rcdnd0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/574ll3rcdnd0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103834060,"title":"Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner","year":2019,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/breakfast-lunch-dinner","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834060.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834060.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":103847243,"title":"The Shop","year":2018,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-shop","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103847243.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103847243.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":191336,"title":"Beauty","year":"2022","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/beauty-2022","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_191336.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_191336.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
Beauty
Beauty as Writer
{"id":139638,"title":"Queen & Slim","year":"2019","job":"Story, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/queen-slim-2019","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/42558k5g3hn0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/42558k5g3hn0.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Queen & Slim
Queen & Slim as Story, Screenplay
{"id":103832707,"title":"Boomerang","year":"2019","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/boomerang","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/277rig01bnvg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/277rig01bnvg.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Boomerang
Boomerang as Creator
{"id":103831666,"title":"The Chi","year":"2018","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-chi","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/tlq35p4bu9o0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/tlq35p4bu9o0.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
The Chi
The Chi as Creator