Lena Waithe

Q: Has Lena Waithe won any awards?

Yes, Lena Waithe won an Emmy Award in 2017 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for her work on 'Master of None'. She has received multiple nominations for her contributions to television and film.

Q: What was Lena Waithe's first film?

Lena Waithe's first film role was in 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco' (2019), where she played a supporting character. Her career began in television with writing and producing before transitioning to film.

Q: What are some of Lena Waithe's most successful films?

Some of Lena Waithe's most successful films include 'Ready Player One' (2018) and 'Queen & Slim' (2019). Both films received critical acclaim and showcased her talent in diverse roles.

Q: What is known about Lena Waithe's personal life?

Lena Waithe is private about her personal life but has openly discussed her identity as a queer Black woman. She has been involved in advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and representation in the entertainment industry.

Q: What is Lena Waithe's estimated net worth?

Lena Waithe's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting her success as an actress, writer, and producer in the entertainment industry.

Q: What are some milestones in Lena Waithe's filmography?

Milestones in Lena Waithe's filmography include her Emmy win, her role in 'Master of None', and her influence as the creator of 'The Chi'. She continues to take on significant roles in both film and television.

Q: What upcoming projects does Lena Waithe have?

Lena Waithe is set to star in 'Kite Man: Hell Yeah!' (2024), which will further showcase her talent in both acting and storytelling. She continues to develop new projects in film and television.

Known for

Ready Player One (2018)

IMDb 7.4 / 10

2018 / Action, Adventure / 140 min

In 2045, the creator of a virtual reality universe dies and leaves his fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg....

Onward (2020)

IMDb 7.4 / 10

2020 / Animation, Comedy / 98mins

Teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley embark on a magical quest to spend one more day with their late father. But when dear mum...

Master of None (2015)

IMDb 8.2 / 10

2015 / Comedy, Drama

30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on...

Name

Lena Waithe

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Born

17 May 1984, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Children

1 child, name not publicly known

Parents

Lena Waithe's mother, Lori Waithe; father, name not publicly known

Estimated Net Worth

$10 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	TV Mating Season Set in the animal world, the series follows a cast of bears, raccoons, deer, foxes and a host of other...	Alex (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2025	TV Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television Journey through the history of black representation on television, showcasing how black artists and creators both shaped and revolutionized the...	Self	TMDB 2.1 / 10
2025	Movie Reclaim the Flag An examination of how the American flag can be reclaimed as a symbol of unity for all Americans, with a...	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2025	Movie It's Dorothy! Since Dorothy Gale started her epic journey down the Yellow Brick Road over a century ago in THE WONDEFUL WIZARD...	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2024	TV Hollywood Black The epic story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the...	Self	TMDB 3.7 / 10
2023	Movie Being Mary Tyler Moore With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate...	Self (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2023	Movie House Party Aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon and Kevin are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their...	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	TV Sherri Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily...	Self - Guest	TMDB 2.6 / 10
2022	Movie Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration A group of LGBTQ+ comedians get together to celebrate a brand of queer comedy. Legends, headliners, and emerging talent all...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2022	TV The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Follow the adventures and misadventures of newly 14-year-old Penny Proud and her family as they navigate modern life with hilarity...	College Maya (voice)	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2021	Movie 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors...	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2021	TV Twenties After-Show With B. Scott The after-show to the BET series Twenties will provide candid commentary and insights into some of the characters’ mishaps and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2021	Movie The One and Only Dick Gregory This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory documents his many personal reinventions throughout the...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2021	Movie Bad Hair In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television....	Brook-Lynne	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2021	TV Amend: The Fight for America Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2020	Movie Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 Artists, athletes, musicians, commencement speakers, influencers, and cultural icons will show their support for the High School Class of 2020.	Self	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2020	TV #blackAF A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.	Lena Waithe	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2020	TV Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, celebrities play to win a million dollars for a charity of their choosing. Contestants have 15...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 9.8 / 10
2020	TV You Ain't Got These A look at sneaker culture and its impact on our society, one piece being how that industry has been “commodified.”	Unknown character	Not rated
2020	Movie Onward In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still...	Officer Spector (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2020	TV Visible: Out on Television Explore the history of the American LGBTQ movement through the lens of TV in this five-part docuseries. Combining archival footage...	Self - Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2019	TV Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Chef David Chang takes his insatiable curiosity about food, culture and identity on the road, in the convivial company of...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2019	TV A Black Lady Sketch Show A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed...	Office Employee	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	TV The Shop A one-of-a-kind barbershop experience with unfiltered conversation and debate from the biggest names in sports and entertainment.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2018	Movie Ready Player One When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.	Aech / Helen	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2018	TV The Chi A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The...	Camille Hallaway	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2017	TV Big Mouth Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	TV Big Mouth Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals...	Lena (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	TV Steve After ending his Chicago-based show, Steve Harvey heads to Los Angeles to host a new weekday syndicated program aiming to...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2017	TV Dear White People Students of color navigate the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that's not nearly...	P. Ninny	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2016	TV Westworld A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the...	Ash	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2016	TV This Is Us Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present...	Animal Shelter Clerk	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2015	TV Master of None 30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and...	Denise Watkins	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2015	TV Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series...	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2014	TV Transparent An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets...	Jane	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	TV RuPaul's Drag Race Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen...	Self - Guest Judge	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2005	TV The Comeback For Valerie Cherish, no price is too high to pay for clinging to the spotlight. Desperate to revive her career,...	Summer	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2005	TV Grey's Anatomy Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.	Evynn Moore	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self - Guest Host	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1959	TV The Grammys An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording...	Self	TMDB 8.6 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Place to Be No-nonsense Brooke and discombobulated divorcee Nelson travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home.	Shy	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Friendship Breakup Film Plot TBA; inspired by Lena Waithe and Issa Rae's 'friendship breakup', in which they plan to play versions of themselves.	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie Window Cleaners When two undocumented window cleaners witness a domestic conflict inside a high-rise apartment, they must decide whether protecting their jobs...	Executive Music Producer Crew	Not rated
2025	Movie Long's Long Lost & Mini Mart In the seedy back halls of a Little Saigon convenience store, a young customer reanimates his dead father for one...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2025	Movie Honey Bare After years of delighting fans as Honey the Bear, a beloved sports mascot must confront his identity as he prepares...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2025	Movie Move Ya Body: The Birth of House Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2024	Movie Corpse Fishing In search of closure, a desperate teenager strikes a deal to go fishing for corpses with a stranger.	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2024	Movie Tender Thoughts A whimsical fantasy about a Black woman regaining her sense of self after years of being a corporate cog in...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2024	Movie Meal Ticket Twelve minutes before showtime, a young music manager is forced to decide what to do with life-changing news about his...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2024	Movie Play Hard Nate, a workaholic drummer, spends all his time practicing, always striving for perfection. After he meets Yazmine, a like-minded, dedicated...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2024	Movie Bitter Leaf In a not so distant future, a burgeoning streamer is torn between her ambition and the ultimate cost of her...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2023	Movie Sarajin An immigrant fishing family is forced to decide whether to stay or leave Alaska behind after the snow crabs disappear.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2023	Movie Kokomo City Four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City break down the walls of their profession.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2023	Movie Last Days of the Lab A mother and daughter sift through old memories as they prepare to permanently close down their family's photo lab.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2023	Movie Order for Pickup Trapped in a cycle of work and self-isolation, burnt out Kelsey’s reality starts to blur until an irregular order for...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2023	Movie My Nights Glow Yellow A platonic companion for hire wrestles with her own longing for true connection.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2023	Movie Sorry Grandpa Hsiao Desperate for a promotion, a Chinese American woman enlists her “perfect” brother to help exploit her grandpa’s death anniversary for...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2023	Movie A Thousand and One Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City....	Producer Production	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2023	Movie Being Mary Tyler Moore With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2023	Movie Chang Can Dunk Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2022	Movie The 25th Filial Exemplar A valet attendant dresses up as his late sister to help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2022	Movie Beauty A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2022	Movie Beauty A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2022	Movie 100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu Nikki spices things up while at her mom's struggling tofu restaurant while working to afford her breast augmentation surgery.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2022	Movie Beast A non-binary South Asian teenager uses bharatanatyam dance to explore their gender identity.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	Movie Crooked Trees Gon Give Me Wings Savannah’s moss-covered forests, with all its whispering winds and enchanted branches, are alive to little Bertie Bee Hooks, the gifted...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2022	Movie Black Santa Every year Henry looks forward to his job working as a mall Santa alongside his son Otis. But as Otis...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2021	Movie Artistic Billie Thomas is a lonely teenage artist with down syndrome. Longing for a friend she finds one in an unlikely...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2021	Movie The One and Only Dick Gregory This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory documents his many personal reinventions throughout the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2021	Movie Only the Moon Stands Still Three generations of women say goodbye to their family ballroom dance studio.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2021	Movie Shoebox After sweeping hair at a local barbershop, a 12-year-old boy uses his first payment to honor his late mother.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	Movie Soñadora A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	TV Them A limited anthology series that explores terror in America.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2021	Movie The Beauty President In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2020	Movie You Love Me This film unpacks the question. Those who touched this piece have seen the world actively love their art or their...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
2020	Movie The Forty-Year-Old Version Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2019	Movie Queen & Slim While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	Movie Queen & Slim While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for...	Story Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	Movie Queen & Slim While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	Movie Fragile.com A teenage girl with acting dreams, an empty wallet, and a broken heart is approached by a charming man who...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2019	TV Boomerang Follow the lives of Jacqueline Boyer's son and Marcus and Angela Graham's daughter as they try to step out of...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2018	Movie Rising A family and their diverse neighbors struggle to survive rising floodwaters and bias in the heart of America.	Writer Writing	TMDB 3.0 / 10
2018	Movie Step Sisters Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her black sorority, captain of their champion step dance...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2018	TV The Chi A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2018	TV The Chi A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2018	TV The Chi A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2015	TV Master of None 30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and...	Co-Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2015	TV Master of None 30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2015	TV Master of None 30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2014	Movie Ladylike Ladylike is a modern day noir that follows Vaughan and Harlan, two vintage vixens who have a penchant for retro…...	Consulting Producer Production	Not rated
2014	Movie Dear White People A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2010	Movie I Will Follow Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.	Production Coordinator Production	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2005	TV Bones Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.2 / 10
TBA	Movie Talent Show Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Talent Show Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Such a Fun Age Such a Fun Age is about Emira, a 25-year-old black woman, who is working as a babysitter to raise Briar,...	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Grand Rising A psychological horror-thriller based on the short story of the same name.	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Grand Rising A psychological horror-thriller based on the short story of the same name.	Writer Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie FREYR Freyr was born with a third hand growing out of his chest. At his funeral, a friend and coworker, Tom...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Friendship Breakup Film Plot TBA; inspired by Lena Waithe and Issa Rae's 'friendship breakup', in which they plan to play versions of themselves.	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Friendship Breakup Film Plot TBA; inspired by Lena Waithe and Issa Rae's 'friendship breakup', in which they plan to play versions of themselves.	Writer Writing	Not rated

Reclaim the Flag

2025 / TMDB 5.5

It's Dorothy!

2025 / TMDB 4.0

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023 / TMDB 6.6

House Party

2023 / TMDB 5.6

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

2022 / TMDB 4.4

The One and Only Dick Gregory

2021 / TMDB 7.6

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Got a question about Lena Waithe?

What are some of Lena Waithe's career highlights?

Lena Waithe's career highlights include winning an Emmy Award for 'Master of None' and creating the critically acclaimed series 'The Chi'. She has also appeared in films like 'Ready Player One' and 'Queen & Slim'.

Has Lena Waithe won any awards?

What was Lena Waithe's first film?

What are some of Lena Waithe's most successful films?

What is known about Lena Waithe's personal life?

What is Lena Waithe's estimated net worth?

What are some milestones in Lena Waithe's filmography?

What upcoming projects does Lena Waithe have?