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Lena Waithe (/ weɪθ /; [1] born May 17, 1984) [2][3] 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 ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Waithe became the first Black woman ever to win an Emmy for comedy writing on the show Master of None. She's also the creator of the comedy series Boomerang and...
May 24, 2021 · Lena Waithe on the ‘many pressures’ of being a queer, Black woman. The multi-hyphenate talent has a lot in common with her “Master of None” character, Denise. In the four years since Lena ...
Jul 2, 2024 · Emmy winner Lena Waithe, who wrote for Master of None and created the show The Chi, answers questions about her life from a deck of cards.
Mar 4, 2020 · Lena Waithe has collaborated with Dove and ATTN on a brand-new mini series highlighting the importance of body image and social media, and shares the thought process behind this with Glamour.
Lena Waithe was born on 17 May 1984 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Master of None (2015), Ready Player One (2018) and Queen & Slim (2019). She has been married to Alana Mayo since November 2019.
Mar 31, 2021 · Here, Waithe sits down with to discuss her much-hyped upcoming Amazon Prime series , mentoring a new generation of marginalised creators, and the importance of acknowledging trauma. You write these incredibly complex, often flawed Black characters, for which you’ve had some backlash.
