Lena Dunham

About

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...

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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989American Horror StorySeries • 2011ScandalSeries • 2012IndustrySeries • 2020Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodMovie • 2019GirlsSeries • 2012Finding Your RootsSeries • 2012Mildred PierceSeries • 2011Too MuchSeries • 2025The House of the DevilMovie • 2009CampingSeries • 2018Genera+ionSeries • 2021This Is 40Movie • 2012The One I LoveMovie • 20147 Days in HellMovie • 2015The InnkeepersMovie • 2012Sharp StickMovie • 2022MusicMovie • 2021The Stand InMovie • 2020I Wish You All the BestMovie • 2025Happy ChristmasMovie • 2014Catherine Called BirdyMovie • 2022TreasureMovie • 2024Tiny FurnitureMovie • 2010