Lena Waithe

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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

  • Born: May 17, 1984
  • Age: 39 years old
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Characters

There are 6 characters listed for this actor; none are dead.

A picture of the character Animal Shelter Clerk

Animal Shelter Clerk

tv-hdThis Is Us (guest)
A picture of the character Camille Hallaway

Camille Hallaway

tv-hdThe Chi (recurring)
A picture of the character Denise

Denise

tv-hdMaster of None (regular)
A picture of the character Eddie

Eddie

tv-hdThe L Word: Generation Q (guest)
A picture of the character Lena Foreman

Lena Foreman

tv-hdBig Mouth (recurring)
A picture of the character P. Ninny

P. Ninny

tv-hdDear White People (guest)

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Note: Character roles may exceed the number of characters played, if the character was on multiple TV shows.

This page was last edited on March 4th, 2018.
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