Lena Dunham
Known for Directing · 71 credits
- Born
- 1986-05-13 (age 40)
- Place of birth
- New York, New York, USA
Biography
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, and starring in her semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. She has since written and directed the 2022 films Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy.
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.
Known For
TV Shows (28)
The Simpsons
1989
as Candace (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
American Horror Story
2011
as Valerie Solanas
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Mean Tweets
Scandal
2012
as Susanne Thomas
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Girls
2012
as Hannah Horvath
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012
Billy on the Street
2011
as Self
Too Much
2025
as Nora South
Mildred Pierce
2011
as Nurse 1
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
Visible: Out on Television
2020
as Self
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
Thank You and Sorry
2015
Movies (43)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as 'Gypsy'
This Is 40
2012
as Cat
The House of the Devil
2009
as 911 Operator (voice)
7 Days in Hell
2015
as Lanny Denver
The Innkeepers
2012
as Barista
Sharp Stick
2022
as Heather
Happy Christmas
2014
as Carson
Side by Side
2012
as Self
Music
2021
as Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Special Guest
Don't Think Twice
2016
as Self
100 Years
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
as Self
Everything Is Copy
2015
as Self
The Stand In
2020
as Lisa
Treasure
2024
as Ruth
Judy Blume Forever
2023
as Self
I Wish You All the Best
2025
as Ms. Lyons
PressPausePlay
2011
as Self
Tiny Furniture
2010
as Aura
This Is Comedy
2014
as Herself
House of Criticism
2026
Dealing
2007
as Georgia
A Goodbye to Girls
2017
as Self
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
as Self
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
2016
as Mary (voice)
Sky
2016
as Billie
Family Tree
2009
My Art
2016
as Meryl
Half the Picture
2018
as Self
Supporting Characters
2013
as Alexa
Open the Door
2007
Gabi on the Roof in July
2010
as Colby
Honeydew
2021
as Delilah
Creative Nonfiction
2009
as Ella
Cover Girl
2014
as Self
The Fountain
2007
The Viewer
2009
as The Voice
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise
2015
as Self
Hooker on Campus
2007
as Hooker
Miranda July: Where it Began
2020
as Herself
Pressure
2006
About 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, and starring in her semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furnitur… With 71 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Lena Dunham has appeared in 43 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lena Dunham Movies
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) — as 'Gypsy'
- This Is 40 (2012) — as Cat
- The House of the Devil (2009) — as 911 Operator (voice)
- 7 Days in Hell (2015) — as Lanny Denver
- The Innkeepers (2012) — as Barista
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