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Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham (born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is known as 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. Prior to Girls, Dunham wrote, directed, and starred in the semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Her second feature film, Sharp Stick, written and directed by Dunham, was released in 2022. Her third film, Catherine Called Birdy, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022. It was released in a limited release on September 23, 2022, by Amazon Studios, prior to streaming on Prime Video on October 7, 2022.

In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time 100 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 folding in late 2018.

Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters and This Is 40 (both 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. On television, aside from Girls, she has played guest roles in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult.

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

2025

as Self

Treasure

Treasure

2024

as Ruth

I Wish You All the Best

I Wish You All the Best

2024

Judy Blume Forever

Judy Blume Forever

2023

as Self

Sharp Stick

Sharp Stick

2022

as Heather

Honeydew

Honeydew

2021

as Delilah

Music

Music

2021

as Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)

The Stand In

The Stand In

2020

as Lisa

Miranda July: Where it Began

Miranda July: Where it Began

2020

as Herself

Visible: Out on Television

Visible: Out on Television

2020

as Self

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

as 'Gypsy'

This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

2019

as Self

Half the Picture

Half the Picture

2018

as Self

A Goodbye to Girls

A Goodbye to Girls

2017

as Self

100 Years

100 Years

2017

as Narrator (voice)

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

2016

as Mary (voice)

My Art

My Art

2016

as Meryl

Don't Think Twice

Don't Think Twice

2016

as Self

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

2016

as Self

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

2015

as Self

Everything Is Copy

Everything Is Copy

2015

as Self

Sky

Sky

2015

as Billie

7 Days in Hell

7 Days in Hell

2015

as Lanny Denver

Thank You and Sorry

Thank You and Sorry

2015

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

2015

as Self - Guest

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

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

2015

as Herself

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas

2014

as Carson

This Is Comedy

This Is Comedy

2014

as Herself

Cover Girl

Cover Girl

2014

as "Lena"

This Is 40

This Is 40

2012

as Cat

Side by Side

Side by Side

2012

as Self

Girls

Girls

2012

as Hannah Horvath

Scandal

Scandal

2012

as Susanne Thomas

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012

Supporting Characters

Supporting Characters

2012

as Alexa

Billy on the Street

Billy on the Street

2011

as Self

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

as Valerie Solanas

The Innkeepers

The Innkeepers

2011

as Barista

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

2011

as Nurse 1

PressPausePlay

PressPausePlay

2011

as Herself

Tiny Furniture

Tiny Furniture

2010

as Aura

Gabi on the Roof in July

Gabi on the Roof in July

2010

as Colby

The House of the Devil

The House of the Devil

2009

as 911 Operator (voice)

Family Tree

Family Tree

2009

The Viewer

The Viewer

2009

as The Voice

Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction

2009

as Ella

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

as Self - Guest Judge

Hooker on Campus

Hooker on Campus

2007

as Hooker

The Fountain

The Fountain

2007

Open the Door

Open the Door

2007

Dealing

Dealing

2006

as Georgia

Pressure

Pressure

2006

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

as Candace (voice)