Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe

Biography

An American actress, producer, and screenwriter, best known for her role as Denise on the 2015 Netflix series Master of None. Waithe made history at the 2017 Emmys when she won an award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series on Master of None, becoming the first black woman to do so. The “Thanksgiving” episode for which she won the Emmy was partially based on her personal experience coming out to her mother. She is the creative force behind the Showtime series The Chi.

Overview

Age:
41 years old
Born:
May 17, 1984

Gender Orientation:
Cisgender Woman
Sexual Orientation:
Homosexual
Pronouns:
she/her

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Additional Information

Characters

There are 7 characters listed for this actor; none are dead.

Animal Shelter Clerk

Animal Shelter Clerk

This Is Us (guest)

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Camille Hallaway

Camille Hallaway

The Chi (recurring)

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Denise

Denise

Master of None (regular)

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Eddie

Eddie

The L Word: Generation Q (guest)

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Evynn Moore

Evynn Moore

Grey's Anatomy (guest)

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Lena Foreman

Lena Foreman

Big Mouth (recurring)

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P. Ninny

P. Ninny

Dear White People (guest)

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This page was last edited on March 14th, 2026.