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Lena Dunham

Directing 39 years old New York, New York, USA ★ 1.8
Born: May 13, 1986

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.

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Known For

Industry
Industry Director 2020
Girls
Girls Director 2012
Too Much
Too Much Director 2025
Sharp Stick
Sharp Stick Director 2022
Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy Director 2022

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 'Gypsy' 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (69)

I Wish You All the Best
I Wish You All the Best Ms. Lyons 2025
Too Much
Too Much Nora South 2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell Self 2025
Treasure
Treasure Ruth 2024
Judy Blume Forever
Judy Blume Forever Self 2023
Sharp Stick
Sharp Stick Heather 2022
Honeydew
Honeydew Delilah 2021
Music
Music Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice) 2021
The Stand In
The Stand In Lisa 2020
Miranda July: Where it Began
Miranda July: Where it Began Herself 2020
Visible: Out on Television
Visible: Out on Television Self 2020
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
A Little Late with Lilly Singh Self 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 'Gypsy' 2019
This Changes Everything
This Changes Everything Self 2019
Half the Picture
Half the Picture Self 2018
A Goodbye to Girls
A Goodbye to Girls Self 2017
100 Years
100 Years Narrator (voice) 2017
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea Mary (voice) 2016
My Art
My Art Meryl 2016
Don't Think Twice
Don't Think Twice Self 2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Self 2016
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live Self - Special Guest 2015
Everything Is Copy
Everything Is Copy Self 2015
Sky
Sky Billie 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
7 Days in Hell
7 Days in Hell Lanny Denver 2015
Thank You and Sorry
Thank You and Sorry 2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... Self - Guest 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise Self 2015
Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas Carson 2014
This Is Comedy
This Is Comedy Herself 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Cover Girl
Cover Girl Self 2014
This Is 40
This Is 40 Cat 2012
Side by Side
Side by Side Self 2012
Girls
Girls Hannah Horvath 2012
Scandal
Scandal Susanne Thomas 2012
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots 2012
Supporting Characters
Supporting Characters Alexa 2012
Billy on the Street
Billy on the Street Self 2011
American Horror Story
American Horror Story Valerie Solanas 2011
The Innkeepers
The Innkeepers Barista 2011
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce Nurse 1 2011
PressPausePlay
PressPausePlay Self 2011
Tiny Furniture
Tiny Furniture Aura 2010
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Gabi on the Roof in July
Gabi on the Roof in July Colby 2010
The House of the Devil
The House of the Devil 911 Operator (voice) 2009
Family Tree
Family Tree 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The Viewer
The Viewer The Voice 2009
Creative Nonfiction
Creative Nonfiction Ella 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Guest Judge 2009
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Dealing
Dealing Georgia 2007
The Fountain
The Fountain 2007
Hooker on Campus
Hooker on Campus Hooker 2007
Open the Door
Open the Door 2007
Pressure
Pressure 2006
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Candace (voice) 1989
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
House of Criticism
House of Criticism

Directing Credits (17)

Writing Credits (16)

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