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Lena Dunham

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1986Born, New York

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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…

Known for

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

The SimpsonsCandace (voice)

American Horror StoryValerie Solanas

This Is 40Cat

The House of the Devil911 Operator (voice)

Filmography

All Acting Directing Writing Producing

2026It Gets Worse6 episodesShow

2026ChokedExecutive ProducerMovie

2026House of CriticismMovie

2026Notice MeProducerMovie

2025I Wish You All the BestMs. LyonsMovie

2025Too MuchNora South · 10 episodes · Executive Producer · 10 episodes · Director · 8 episodes · Writer · 10 episodes · CreatorShow

2024TreasureRuth · Executive ProducerMovie

2022Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTasteExecutive ProducerMovie

2022Catherine Called BirdyExecutive Producer · Director · ScreenplayMovie

2022Sharp StickHeather · Screenplay · Director · ProducerMovie

2021HoneydewDelilahMovie

2021Genera+ionExecutive Producer · 16 episodes · Writer · 1 episodeShow

2021MusicAdministrator on Phone with Zu (voice)Movie

2020The Stand InLisaMovie

2020IndustryDirector · 1 episode · Executive Producer · 32 episodesShow

2020Who Will You Be?DirectorMovie

2020Memory Xperiment: Kathy AckerThanksMovie

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

2018CampingExecutive Producer · 8 episodes · Writer · 2 episodes · CreatorShow

2017Tokyo ProjectExecutive ProducerMovie

2017100 YearsNarrator (voice) · Producer · DirectorMovie

2016My Entire High School Sinking Into the SeaMary (voice)Movie

2016My ArtMerylMovie

2016SkyBillieMovie

2016SuitedProducerMovie

20157 Days in HellLanny DenverMovie

2015Thank You and Sorry6 episodesShow

2014The One I LoveThanksMovie

2014Happy ChristmasCarsonMovie

2014Cover GirlWriterMovie

2013Choose YouWriterMovie

2013Best FriendsDirector · WriterMovie

2013Supporting CharactersAlexaMovie

2012This Is 40CatMovie

2012Nobody WalksWriterMovie

2012The Hostess With the LeastestDirectorMovie

2012GirlsHannah Horvath · 62 episodes · Executive Producer · 62 episodes · Writer · 39 episodes · Director · 18 episodes · CreatorShow

2012ScandalSusanne Thomas · 1 episodeShow

2012Finding Your Roots1 episodeShow

2012The InnkeepersBaristaMovie

2011American Horror StoryValerie Solanas · 1 episodeShow

2011Mildred PierceNurse 1 · 2 episodesShow

2010Tiny FurnitureAura · Director · WriterMovie

2010Gabi on the Roof in JulyColbyMovie

2009The House of the Devil911 Operator (voice)Movie

2009Family TreeMovie

2009The ViewerThe VoiceMovie

2009Creative NonfictionElla · Writer · DirectorMovie

2008The Pleasure of Being RobbedThanksMovie

2007DealingGeorgia · DirectorMovie

2007Hooker on CampusHooker · Director · EditorMovie

2007The FountainDirectorMovie

2007Open the DoorDirector · WriterMovie

2006PressureDirector · WriterMovie

1989The SimpsonsCandace (voice) · 1 episodeShow

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