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Lena Waithe

Acting Born 17 May 1984 — 42.199075413646 years old 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 The...

Latest credit Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025)

As actor

13 titles

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Reclaim the Flag

2025 · 30 min

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It's Dorothy!

2025 · 100 min

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The One and Only Dick Gregory

2021 · 113 min

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Bad Hair

2021 · 102 min

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Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020

2020 · 62 min

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Onward

2020 · 102 min

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Ready Player One

2018 · 140 min

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Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

2025

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You Ain't Got These

2020

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Visible: Out on Television

2020

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Master of None

2015

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