Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham (/ˈliːnə ˈdʌnəm/; born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. She started her career writing, directing
In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2014, Dunham released her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned". In 2015, along with Girls showrunner Jenni Konner, Dunham created the publication Lenny Letter, a feminist online newsletter. The publication ran for three years before its discontinuation in late 2018.
Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters, This Is 40 (2012), and Happy Christmas (2014). She voiced Mary in the 2016 film My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Aside from Girls, she has played guest roles on television in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult.
Dunham's work and her outspoken presence on social media and in interviews have attracted significant controversy, praise, criticism, and media scrutiny throughout her career.
Born
May 13, 1986
New York, New York, USA
Known For
Directing
Movies
43 acting
39 crew
Popularity
1.8
Known For
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as 'Gypsy'
This Is 40
2012
as Cat
Don't Think Twice
2016
as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Special Guest
7 Days in Hell
2015
as Lanny Denver
Side by Side
2012
as Self
The House of the Devil
2009
as 911 Operator (voice)
The Innkeepers
2011
as Barista
The Stand In
2020
as Lisa
Music
2021
as Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)
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