- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 13, 1986
- Place of Birth
- New York, New York, USA
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 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 Woma…
Filmography
movieChoked
2026 · Executive Producer
House of Criticism
movieHouse of Criticism
2026
movieNotice Me
2026 · Producer
movieI Wish You All the Best
2025 · Ms. Lyons
tvToo Much
2025 · Nora South, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
movieGavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025 · Self
movieTreasure
2024 · Ruth, Executive Producer
movieJudy Blume Forever
2023 · Self
movieOrgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
2022 · Executive Producer
movieCatherine Called Birdy
2022 · Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
movieSharp Stick
2022 · Heather, Screenplay, Director, Producer
movieHoneydew
2021 · Delilah
tvGenera+ion
2021 · Executive Producer, Writer
movieMusic
2021 · Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)
movieThe Stand In
2020 · Lisa
tvIndustry
2020 · Director, Executive Producer
movieWho Will You Be?
2020 · Director
movieMemory Xperiment: Kathy Acker
2020 · Thanks
movieMiranda July: Where it Began
2020 · Herself
tvVisible: Out on Television
2020 · Self
tvA Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · Self
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · 'Gypsy'
movieThis Changes Everything
2019 · Self
tvCamping
2018 · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
movieHalf the Picture
2018 · Self
movieTokyo Project
2017 · Executive Producer
movieA Goodbye to Girls
2017 · Self
movie100 Years
2017 · Narrator (voice), Producer, Director
movieMy Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
2016 · Mary (voice)
movieMy Art
2016 · Meryl
movieDon't Think Twice
2016 · Self
movieSky
2016 · Billie
movieSuited
2016 · Producer
movieNorman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016 · Self
movieTaylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Self - Special Guest
movieEverything Is Copy
2015 · Self
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movie7 Days in Hell
2015 · Lanny Denver
tvThank You and Sorry
2015
tvTravel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015 · Self - Guest
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self, Self - Guest
movieIt's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise
2015 · Self
movieThe One I Love
2014 · Thanks
movieHappy Christmas
2014 · Carson
movieThis Is Comedy
2014 · Herself
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movieCover Girl
2014 · Self, Writer
Choose You
movieChoose You
2013 · Writer
movieBest Friends
2013 · Director, Writer
movieSupporting Characters
2013 · Alexa
movieThis Is 40
2012 · Cat
movieNobody Walks
2012 · Writer
movieSide by Side
2012 · Self
movieThe Hostess With the Leastest
2012 · Director
tvGirls
2012 · Hannah Horvath, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
tvScandal
2012 · Susanne Thomas
tvFinding Your Roots
2012
movieThe Innkeepers
2012 · Barista
tvBilly on the Street
2011 · Self
tvAmerican Horror Story
2011 · Valerie Solanas
tvMildred Pierce
2011 · Nurse 1
moviePressPausePlay
2011 · Self
movieTiny Furniture
2010 · Aura, Director, Writer
tvConan
2010 · Self
movieGabi on the Roof in July
2010 · Colby
movieThe House of the Devil
2009 · 911 Operator (voice)
movieFamily Tree
2009
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Viewer
movieThe Viewer
2009 · The Voice
movieCreative Nonfiction
2009 · Ella, Writer, Director
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
movieThe Pleasure of Being Robbed
2008 · Thanks
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieDealing
2007 · Georgia, Director
movieHooker on Campus
2007 · Hooker, Director, Editor
movieThe Fountain
2007 · , Director
movieOpen the Door
2007 · , Director, Writer
moviePressure
2006 · , Director, Writer
tvThe Colbert Report
2005
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Mean Tweets
tvThe View
1997 · Self
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Candace (voice)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
Going Infinite
movieGoing Infinite
— · Writer
movieGood Sex
— · Director, Writer, Producer