Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

17/05/1984

Age

41 years old

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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 ... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2025

Reclaim the Flag

as Self

2025

It's Dorothy!

as Self

2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore

as Self (voice)

2023

House Party

as Lena Waithe

2021

Bad Hair

as Brook-Lynne

2020

Onward

as Officer Spector (voice)

2018

Ready Player One

as Aech / Helen

Crew

2025

Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart

as Executive Producer

2025

Window Cleaners

as Executive Music Producer

2025

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

as Executive Producer

2024

Tender Thoughts

as Executive Producer

2024

Meal Ticket

as Executive Producer

2024

Play Hard

as Executive Producer

2024

Bitter Leaf

as Executive Producer

2023

Sarajin

as Executive Producer

2023

Kokomo City

as Executive Producer

2023

Order for Pickup

as Executive Producer

2023

Last Days of the Lab

as Executive Producer

2023

My Nights Glow Yellow

as Executive Producer

2023

Sorry Grandpa Hsiao

as Executive Producer

2023

A Thousand and One

as Producer

2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore

as Producer

2023

Chang Can Dunk

as Producer

2022

The 25th Filial Exemplar

as Executive Producer

2022

Beauty

as Producer

2022

Beauty

as Writer

2022

Beast

as Executive Producer

2022

Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings

as Executive Producer

2022

Black Santa

as Executive Producer

2021

The One and Only Dick Gregory

as Executive Producer

2021

Soñadora

as Executive Producer

2021

Shoebox

as Executive Producer

2021

Only the Moon Stands Still

as Executive Producer

2021

The Beauty President

as Executive Producer

2020

You Love Me

as Screenplay

2019

Queen & Slim

as Screenplay

2019

Queen & Slim

as Story

2019

Queen & Slim

as Producer

2019

Fragile.com

as Executive Producer

2018

Rising

as Writer

2018

Step Sisters

as Producer

2014

Ladylike

as Consulting Producer

2014

Dear White People

as Producer

2010

I Will Follow

as Production Coordinator