
Lena Dunham
Biography
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 sem…
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Filmography
Acting (67)
Movies (42)
I Wish You All the Best
2025as Ms. Lyons
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025as Self
Treasure
2024as Ruth
Judy Blume Forever
2023as Self
Sharp Stick
2022as Heather
Music
2021as Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)
Honeydew
2021as Delilah
The Stand In
2020as Lisa
Miranda July: Where it Began
2020as Herself
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019as 'Gypsy'
This Changes Everything
2019as Self
Half the Picture
2018as Self
100 Years
2017as Narrator (voice)
A Goodbye to Girls
2017as Self
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
2016as Mary (voice)
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016as Self
Don't Think Twice
2016as Self
My Art
2016as Meryl
Everything Is Copy
2015as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015as Self - Special Guest
7 Days in Hell
2015as Lanny Denver
Sky
2015as Billie
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise
2015as Self
Happy Christmas
2014as Carson
This Is Comedy
2014as Herself
Cover Girl
2014as Self
This Is 40
2012as Cat
Side by Side
2012as Self
Supporting Characters
2012as Alexa
The Innkeepers
2011as Barista
PressPausePlay
2011as Self
Tiny Furniture
2010as Aura
Gabi on the Roof in July
2010as Colby
The House of the Devil
2009as 911 Operator (voice)
Family Tree
2009The Viewer
2009as The Voice
Creative Nonfiction
2009as Ella
Hooker on Campus
2007as Hooker
The Fountain
2007Dealing
2007as Georgia
Open the Door
2007
Pressure
2006Television (25)
Too Much
2025as Nora South
Visible: Out on Television
2020as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015as Self
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015as Self - Guest
Thank You and Sorry
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self
Scandal
2012as Susanne Thomas
Finding Your Roots
2012
Girls
2012as Hannah Horvath
American Horror Story
2011as Valerie Solanas
Mildred Pierce
2011as Nurse 1
Billy on the Street
2011as Self
Conan
2010as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009as Self - Guest Judge
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
The Daily Show
1996as Self
The Simpsons
1989as Candace (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Host
Crew (51)
Movies (39)
Notice Me
2026Producer
Treasure
2024Executive Producer
Sharp Stick
2022Director
Sharp Stick
2022Producer
Sharp Stick
2022Screenplay
Catherine Called Birdy
2022Director
Catherine Called Birdy
2022Executive Producer
Catherine Called Birdy
2022Writer
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
2022Executive Producer
Memory Xperiment: Kathy Acker
2020Thanks
Who Will You Be?
2020Director
100 Years
2017Director
100 Years
2017Producer
Tokyo Project
2017Executive Producer
Suited
2016Producer
The One I Love
2014Thanks
Cover Girl
2014Writer
Best Friends
2013Director
Best Friends
2013Writer
Choose You
2013Writer
Nobody Walks
2012Writer
The Hostess With the Leastest
2012Director
Tiny Furniture
2010Director
Tiny Furniture
2010Writer
Creative Nonfiction
2009Director
Creative Nonfiction
2009Writer
The Pleasure of Being Robbed
2008Thanks
Hooker on Campus
2007Director
Hooker on Campus
2007Editor
The Fountain
2007Director
Dealing
2007Director
Open the Door
2007Director
Open the Door
2007Writer
Pressure
2006Director
Pressure
2006Writer
Good Sex
Director
Good Sex
Producer
Good Sex
Writer
Going Infinite
Writer
Television (12)
Too Much
2025Director
Too Much
2025Executive Producer
Too Much
2025Writer
Genera+ion
2021Executive Producer
Genera+ion
2021Writer
Industry
2020Director
Industry
2020Executive Producer
Camping
2018Executive Producer
Camping
2018Writer
Girls
2012Director
Girls
2012Executive Producer
Girls
2012Writer
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