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House of Criticism
2026 · Movie
Lena Dunham
1986-05-13
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New York, New York, USA
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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 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.
Filmography
I Wish You All the Best
2025 · Movie
as Ms. Lyons
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025 · Movie
as Self
Too Much
2025 · TV Show
as Nora South
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Treasure
2024 · Movie
as Ruth
Judy Blume Forever
2023 · Movie
as Self
Sharp Stick
2022 · Movie
as Heather
Music
2021 · Movie
as Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)
Honeydew
2021 · Movie
as Delilah
Miranda July: Where it Began
2020 · Movie
as Herself
The Stand In
2020 · Movie
as Lisa
Visible: Out on Television
2020 · TV Show
as Self
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · Movie
as 'Gypsy'
This Changes Everything
2019 · Movie
as Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · TV Show
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Half the Picture
2018 · Movie
as Self
A Goodbye to Girls
2017 · Movie
as Self
100 Years
2017 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Don't Think Twice
2016 · Movie
as Self
Sky
2016 · Movie
as Billie
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
2016 · Movie
as Mary (voice)
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016 · Movie
as Self
My Art
2016 · Movie
as Meryl
7 Days in Hell
2015 · Movie
as Lanny Denver
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise
2015 · Movie
as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Movie
as Self - Special Guest
Everything Is Copy
2015 · Movie
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Thank You and Sorry
2015 · TV Show
Happy Christmas
2014 · Movie
as Carson
This Is Comedy
2014 · Movie
as Herself
Cover Girl
2014 · Movie
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Supporting Characters
2013 · Movie
as Alexa
The Innkeepers
2012 · Movie
as Barista
This Is 40
2012 · Movie
as Cat
Side by Side
2012 · Movie
as Self
Girls
2012 · TV Show
as Hannah Horvath
Scandal
2012 · TV Show
as Susanne Thomas
Finding Your Roots
2012 · TV Show
PressPausePlay
2011 · Movie
as Self
Mildred Pierce
2011 · TV Show
as Nurse 1
Billy on the Street
2011 · TV Show
as Self
American Horror Story
2011 · TV Show
as Valerie Solanas
Tiny Furniture
2010 · Movie
as Aura
Gabi on the Roof in July
2010 · Movie
as Colby
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Creative Nonfiction
2009 · Movie
as Ella
Family Tree
2009 · Movie
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The Viewer
2009 · Movie
as The Voice
The House of the Devil
2009 · Movie
as 911 Operator (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest Judge
Hooker on Campus
2007 · Movie
as Hooker
The Fountain
2007 · Movie
Open the Door
2007 · Movie
Dealing
2007 · Movie
as Georgia
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
Pressure
2006 · Movie
The Colbert Report
2005 · TV Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Mean Tweets
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Candace (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Crew Credits
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Notice Me
2026 · Movie
Producer
Choked
2026 · Movie
Executive Producer
Too Much
2025 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
Treasure
2024 · Movie
Executive Producer
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
2022 · Movie
Executive Producer
Catherine Called Birdy
2022 · Movie
Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
Sharp Stick
2022 · Movie
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Genera+ion
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Writer
Memory Xperiment: Kathy Acker
2020 · Movie
Thanks
Who Will You Be?
2020 · Movie
Director
Industry
2020 · TV Show
Director, Executive Producer
Camping
2018 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
100 Years
2017 · Movie
Director, Producer
Tokyo Project
2017 · Movie
Executive Producer
Suited
2016 · Movie
Producer
The One I Love
2014 · Movie
Thanks
Cover Girl
2014 · Movie
Writer
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Choose You
2013 · Movie
Writer
Best Friends
2013 · Movie
Director, Writer
Nobody Walks
2012 · Movie
Writer
The Hostess With the Leastest
2012 · Movie
Director
Girls
2012 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
Tiny Furniture
2010 · Movie
Director, Writer
Creative Nonfiction
2009 · Movie
Director, Writer
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
2008 · Movie
Thanks
Open the Door
2007 · Movie
Director, Writer
Hooker on Campus
2007 · Movie
Director, Editor
The Fountain
2007 · Movie
Director
Dealing
2007 · Movie
Director
Pressure
2006 · Movie
Director, Writer
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Going Infinite
· Movie
Writer
Good Sex
· Movie
Director, Writer, Producer
