
Cast
Lena Dunham
Directing
Cast
Lena Dunham
Known for
Directing
Born
1986-05-13
From
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.

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

This Is 40
as Cat

Music
as Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)

Treasure
as Ruth

Sky
as Billie

The House of the Devil
as 911 Operator (voice)

Sharp Stick
as Heather

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Special Guest

Side by Side
as Self

Don't Think Twice
as Self

The Innkeepers
as Barista

The Stand In
as Lisa

This Changes Everything
as Self

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as Self

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
as Mary (voice)

My Art
as Meryl

7 Days in Hell
as Lanny Denver

100 Years
as Narrator (voice)

Everything Is Copy
as Self

Honeydew
as Delilah

I Wish You All the Best
as Ms. Lyons

Happy Christmas
as Carson

Tiny Furniture
as Aura

Half the Picture
as Self

Judy Blume Forever
as Self

Supporting Characters
as Alexa

PressPausePlay
as Self

Family Tree

This Is Comedy
as Herself

A Goodbye to Girls
as Self

The Viewer
as The Voice

Gabi on the Roof in July
as Colby

Creative Nonfiction
as Ella

It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise
as Self

The Fountain

Dealing
as Georgia

Open the Door

Miranda July: Where it Began
as Herself

Hooker on Campus
as Hooker

Cover Girl
as Self

House of Criticism
