Lena Waithe is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter, best known for her role as Denise on the 2015 Netflix series Master of None and as the creator of the Showtime original series The Chi.
Known For
Ready Player One
(2018)
Helen Harris / Aech
Onward
(2020)
Officer Spector (voice)
House Party
(2023)
Lena Waithe
Bad Hair
(2021)
Brook-Lynne
Being Mary Tyler Moore
(2023)
Self (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Ready Player One
(2018)
Helen Harris / Aech
Onward
(2020)
Officer Spector (voice)
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
(2020)
Self
Bad Hair
(2021)
Brook-Lynne
The One and Only Dick Gregory
(2021)
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(2021)
Self
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
(2022)
House Party
(2023)
Lena Waithe
Being Mary Tyler Moore
(2023)
Self (voice)
Production
I Will Follow
(2010)
Production Coordinator
Dear White People
(2014)
Producer
Ladylike
(2014)
Consulting Producer
Step Sisters
(2018)
Producer
Queen & Slim
(2019)
Producer
Fragile.com
(2019)
Executive Producer
The Forty-Year-Old Version
(2020)
Producer
The One and Only Dick Gregory
(2021)
Executive Producer
Soñadora
(2021)
Executive Producer
Shoebox
(2021)
Executive Producer
The Beauty President
(2021)
Executive Producer
Black Santa
(2022)
Executive Producer
Beauty
(2022)
Producer
Chang Can Dunk
(2023)
Producer
A Thousand and One
(2023)
Producer
Kokomo City
(2023)
Executive Producer
Being Mary Tyler Moore
(2023)
Producer
Last Days of the Lab
(2023)
Executive Producer
Order for Pickup
(2023)
Executive Producer
The Ballad of Tita and the Machines
(2023)
Executive Producer
Writing