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Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham (born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is known as 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. Prior to Girls, Dunham wrote, directed, and starred in the semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Her second feature film, Sharp Stick, written and directed by Dunham, was released in 2022. Her third film, Catherine Called Birdy, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022. It was released in a limited release on September 23, 2022, by Amazon Studios, prior to streaming on Prime Video on October 7, 2022. In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time 100 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 folding in late 2018. Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters and This Is 40 (both 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. On television, aside from Girls, she has played guest roles in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult.


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Born:
May 13, 1986 In New York, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
66
First Appeared:
In the series Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11
Latest Project:
Movie Treasure 2024-06-13
Known For
Filmography
Movie Treasure Ruth 2024-06-13
Movie I Wish You All the Best Unknown 2024-03-12
Movie Judy Blume Forever Self 2023-01-21
Movie Sharp Stick Heather 2022-07-29
Movie Honeydew Delilah 2021-03-12
Movie Music Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice) 2021-01-14
Series Visible: Out on Television Self 2020-02-14
Movie The Stand In Lisa 2020-12-03
Movie Miranda July: Where it Began Herself 2020-04-28
Movie This Changes Everything Self 2019-06-28
Movie Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 'Gypsy' 2019-07-24
Series The Kelly Clarkson Show Unknown 2019-09-09
Series A Little Late with Lilly Singh Self 2019-09-16
Movie Half the Picture Self 2018-01-23
Movie 100 Years Narrator (voice) 2017-01-17
Movie A Goodbye to Girls Self 2017-04-10
Movie Don't Think Twice Self 2016-07-22
Movie Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Self 2016-01-21
Movie My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea Mary (voice) 2016-09-11
Movie My Art Meryl 2016-09-05
Series Travel Man: 48 Hours in... Self - Guest 2015-03-30
Movie It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise Herself 2015-01-24
Series Thank You and Sorry Unknown 2015-06-16
Series The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015-03-23
Movie Sky Billie 2015-09-16
Movie Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live Self 2015-12-20
Movie 7 Days in Hell Lanny Denver 2015-07-08
Movie Everything Is Copy Self 2015-09-29
Series Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015-08-02
Series The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014-02-17
Movie Cover Girl "Lena" 2014-01-21
Series Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014-02-25
Series 73 Questions Self 2014-03-12
Movie Happy Christmas Carson 2014-07-25
Movie This Is Comedy Herself 2014-04-18
Movie Supporting Characters Alexa 2012-01-23
Series Scandal Susanne Thomas 2012-04-05
Series Finding Your Roots Unknown 2012-03-24
Series Girls Hannah Horvath 2012-04-15
Movie Side by Side Self 2012-08-19
Movie This Is 40 Cat 2012-12-20
Movie PressPausePlay Herself 2011-03-01
Series Mildred Pierce Nurse 1 2011-03-27
Series American Horror Story Valerie Solanas 2011-10-05
Movie The Innkeepers Barista 2011-08-18
Series Billy on the Street Self 2011-12-18
Series Conan Self 2010-11-08
Movie Gabi on the Roof in July Colby 2010-02-27
Movie Tiny Furniture Aura 2010-11-12
Series RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Judge 2009-02-02
Movie Creative Nonfiction Ella 2009-02-18
Movie The Viewer The Voice 2009-04-29
Movie The House of the Devil 911 Operator (voice) 2009-10-30
Movie Family Tree Unknown 2009-10-13
Series Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009-07-16
Movie Open the Door Unknown 2007-01-01
Movie The Fountain Unknown 2007-01-01
Movie Hooker on Campus Hooker 2007-01-01
Series The Graham Norton Show Self 2007-02-22
Movie Pressure Unknown 2006-01-01
Movie Dealing Georgia 2006-12-12
Series The Colbert Report Unknown 2005-10-17
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003-01-26
Series The Daily Show Self 1996-07-22
Series The Simpsons Candace (voice) 1989-12-17
Series Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975-10-11