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Lena Waithe

1984 - Today

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Lena Waithe (; 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 series Master of None (2015–2021), and became the first African-American woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2017 for writing the show's "Thanksgiving" episode, which was loosely based on her personal experience of coming out to her mother. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Lena Waithe is the 2,159th most popular film director (down from 2,017th in 2024), the 19,185th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,655th in 2019) and the 660th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lena Waithe ranks 2,159 out of 2,041. Before her are Jared Bush, Ali LeRoi, Drew Pearce, Tim Hill, Nicholas Stoller, and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. After her are George Hickenlooper, Adam Rifkin, Alexei Popogrebski, Roar Uthaug, Amanda Kernell, and Rohit Shetty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Lena Waithe ranks 1,191. Before her are Asmir Kolašinac, Aleksejs Višņakovs, David Berry, Hannu Patronen, Bruno Moraes, and Jaroslav Bába. After her are Heiko Schaffartzik, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Nuno Morais, Erika Araki, Hamed Namouchi, and Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lena Waithe ranks 19,193 out of 20,380. Before her are Ken Paxton (1962), Trey Thompkins (1990), Isaác Brizuela (1990), Andre Berto (1983), Nancy Mace (1977), and Angelica Moser (1997). After her are Shock G (1963), Zachery Ty Bryan (1981), Desmond Mason (1977), Scott Lipsky (1981), Dennis Smith Jr. (1997), and Darvis Patton (1977).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lena Waithe ranks 660. Before her are Marti Noxon (1964), Damien Leone (1984), Jared Bush (1974), Ali LeRoi (1962), Tim Hill (1973), and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (1972). After her are George Hickenlooper (1963), Adam Rifkin (1966), Walt Becker (1968), Luke Greenfield (1972), Lucky McKee (1975), and Josh Trank (1984).

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