Lena Waithe
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Lena Waithe 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).
Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Place to Be — Shy2026
- Mating Season — Alex (voice)2026
- It's Dorothy! — Self2025
- Reclaim the Flag — Self2025
- Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television — Self2025
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler2025
- Hollywood Black — Self2024
- Being Mary Tyler Moore — Self (voice)2023
- House Party — Self2023
- Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration2022
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lena
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Time 100
- Image
- Lena Waithe by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1984-05-17
- Commons category
- Lena Waithe
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
- name in native language
- Lena Waithe
- social media followers
- 204059
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- unmarried partner
- Cynthia Erivo
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