Lena Waithe (/weɪθ/; born May 17, 1984) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi (2018–present)...

American horror series, created by Little Marvin and executive produced by Lena Waithe. The series stars an ensemble cast, which consists of Deborah Ayorinde...

Queer 50 list. In 2017, Mayo became engaged to actress Lena Waithe, Mayo said she met Waithe as a writer and said in 2019 that she hoped to work with...

Twenties is an American single-camera comedy series created by Lena Waithe. The plot is semi-autobiographical and follows "a queer black girl, Hattie...

of Black television creatives to market the campaign, including Lena Waithe. Waithe invited Gibbs to audition for Twenties, which was her first audition...

feature directorial debut) and with a screenplay by Lena Waithe from a story by James Frey and Waithe. The film tells the story of a young couple (Daniel...

The Chi (/ˈʃaɪ/ SHY) is an American drama television series created by Lena Waithe about life in a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. It premiered...

role of Dev Shah, a 30-year-old actor, and the third season starring Lena Waithe in the lead role of Denise, a 37-year-old lesbian novelist, mostly following...

Forever acting alongside Hong Chau. Starting in 2018 he was cast in Lena Waithe's Showtime series The Chi until 2019 when he was accused of multiple allegations...

season, which premiered on March 11, 2020. In August 2021, co-producer Lena Waithe announced that the series would not return for a third season. Boomerang...

McClain. In September 2015, McClain was cast in a Showtime pilot by Lena Waithe, but it was not picked up. In 2016, McClain was cast and began starring...

American drama film directed by Andrew Dosunmu from a screenplay by Lena Waithe. It premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and was released on Netflix...

women and their experiences as sex workers in New York and Georgia. Lena Waithe serves as an executive producer. The film had its world premiere at the...

it was announced A.V. Rockwell would write and direct the film, with Lena Waithe set to serve as a producer under Hillman Grad Productions banner, and...

produced by Justin Simien. The film stars Elle Lorraine, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Kelly Rowland, Laverne Cox, Chanté Adams, James Van Der Beek, Usher...

and Zak Penn, and stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance. The film is set in 2045,...

practitioner Lena Valaitis (born 1943), Lithuanian-German singer Lena Waithe (born 1984), American screenwriter, producer, and actress Lena Yada (born 1978)...

Slim, starring Jodie Turner-Smith and Daniel Kaluuya, and written by Lena Waithe. She then worked as executive producer and director for television series...

2020: Angelina Jolie, Robert Redford, Riley Keough, Bruce Lee Docu, Lena Waithe & LGBTQ+ Rights Pack Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved January 25, 2021. "Flights...

New Jersey with her wife Lisa Hintelmann, with whom she adopted twins. Lena Waithe has cited Crawford as an early inspiration. Oprah Magazine The Advocate...

follows the life and career of comedian Dick Gregory. Kevin Hart and Lena Waithe serve as executive producers under their Hartbeat Productions and Hillman...

Rodriguez as Colt Bronco, a centaur police officer and Laurel's boyfriend. Lena Waithe as Specter, a cyclops police officer. Ali Wong as Gore, a faun police...

an Emmy for Best Writing for Master of None's actors Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe. Whitley was later a recurring guest host on the E! shows Daily Pop and...

the second season. It was written by series creator Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe, who star as Dev Shah and Denise. Melina Matsoukas served as the episode's...

Barbadian cricketer Keith Waithe, British musician Lena Waithe (born 1984), American screenwriter, producer and actress Stann Waithe (born 1985), Trinidadian...

Sophia Bush, Hillary Clinton, Jane Fonda, Adam Schiff, Amanda Nguyen, Lena Waithe, Preet Bharara, Jameela Jamil, Christian Siriano, Shannon Watts, Eva...

Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening's Jerry and Marge Go Large, Films From Lena Waithe, Ray Romano to 2022 Lineup". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2022. Grobar...

2020: Angelina Jolie, Robert Redford, Riley Keough, Bruce Lee Docu, Lena Waithe & LGBTQ+ Rights Pack Lineup". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December...

Deborah Ayorinde & Ashley Thomas To Star In Amazon Anthology Series From Lena Waithe". Deadline. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021. "Deborah Ayorinde"...

Retrieved 8 June 2020. Bowen, Cat (26 February 2020). "'Girls Room' From Lena Waithe & ATTN Hopes To Inspire Girls' Confidence". Romper. Retrieved 8 June...