Biography
American actress, producer, director, and writer that has attained essential acclaim for co-creating and starring in HBO’s Ladies. She earned a qualification in creative composing from Oberlin University. She wrote, aimed and starred in the self-employed film, Tiny Home furniture (2010). She began a romantic relationship with Jack port Antonoff in 2012 and her sister is definitely actress, Elegance Dunham. She experienced a supporting part in the film, That is 40 (2012) with Paul Rudd.
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1 | She said she was proud of all of the women she knew, including her mother, who had an abortion. Then she stated that she wished she was in that society of women. |
2 | In 2012 Dunham signed a $3.5 million deal with Random House for her first autobiographical book titled "Not That Kind of Girl - A Young Woman Tells You What She's 'Learned'". The book went on the make the #2 slot on the New York Times Bestseller list. |
3 | In a relationship with musician Jack Antonoff - formerly of bands Bleachers and Steel Train and, to date (2016), lead guitarist with indie rock band Fun.. The couple met on a blind date in 2012. |
4 | Best friends with Amy Schumer and Sheryl Sandberg, COO of social media giant Facebook. |
5 | Worked at a video store, Mr. Video III, in Brooklyn Heights in 2001. |
6 | Lena's father has English, as well as remote Scottish, Welsh, and German, ancestry; he is a Mayflower descendant. Lena's mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family. |
7 | Lives and works in New York City. [October 2008] |
8 | Lena graduated from Oberlin College with her degree in Creative Writing. |
9 | New York, NY, USA: Announces new deal to create and write a second series for HBO, with her Girls (2012) producer, Jennifer Konner, based on a memoir by Betty Halbreich, a NYC department-store personal shopper for the rich and famous. [February 2013] |
10 | One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World (2013). |
11 | Met friend Audrey Gelman in Oberlin College. |
12 | Friend of Jemima Kirke and Taylor Swift. |
13 | Writer, director, producer, and costar of Delusional Downtown Divas (2009), a web show satirizing the New York art world. |
14 | Director and star of Tight Shots (2007), a comedic web series on Nerve.com. |
15 | Older sister of Grace Dunham. |
Writer
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Girls | TV Series written by - 41 episodes, 2012 - 2017 creator - 32 episodes, 2012 - 2014 created by - 30 episodes, 2015 - 2017 | ||
Cover Girl | 2014/III | Short writer | |
Choose You | 2013 | Short | |
Best Friends | 2013/I | Short written by | |
Nobody Walks | 2012 | written by | |
Tiny Furniture | 2010 | written by | |
Creative Nonfiction | 2009 | written by | |
Delusional Downtown Divas | 2009 | TV Series writer | |
Tight Shots | 2007 | TV Series | |
Dealing | 2006 | Short written by |
Actress
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Una & Jacques | 2007 | Video short | |
Tight Shots | 2007 | TV Series | |
Dealing | 2006 | Short | Georgia |
Girls | 2012-2017 | TV Series | Hannah Horvath |
High Maintenance | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Lena Dunham |
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea | 2016 | Mary (voice) | |
My Art | 2016 | Meryl | |
Adventure Time | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Betty Grof |
Don't Think Twice | 2016 | Lena Dunham | |
The Simpsons | 2015 | TV Series | Candace / Hannah Horvath |
Sky | 2015 | Billie | |
Taylor Swift: Bad Blood | 2015 | Video short | Lucky Fiori |
Scandal | 2015 | TV Series | Susanne Thomas |
7 Days in Hell | 2015 | TV Movie | Lanny Denver |
Happy Christmas | 2014 | Carson | |
This Is 40 | 2012 | Cat | |
Supporting Characters | 2012 | Alexa | |
Mildred Pierce | 2011 | TV Mini-Series | Nurse 1 |
The Innkeepers | 2011 | Barista | |
Tiny Furniture | 2010 | Aura | |
Gabi on the Roof in July | 2010 | Colby | |
Family Tree | 2009 | Short | Lena |
The Viewer | 2009 | Short | The Voice |
The House of the Devil | 2009 | 911 Operator (voice) | |
Creative Nonfiction | 2009 | Ella | |
Delusional Downtown Divas | 2009 | TV Series | Oona |
Producer
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Max | TV Movie executive producer completed | ||
Tokyo Project | 2017 | Short executive producer | |
Girls | 2012-2017 | TV Series executive producer - 62 episodes | |
100 Years | 2017 | Documentary short producer | |
Suited | 2016 | Documentary producer | |
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise | 2015 | Documentary short executive producer | |
Delusional Downtown Divas | 2009 | TV Series producer |
Director
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Max | TV Movie completed | ||
Girls | 2012-2017 | TV Series 19 episodes | |
100 Years | 2017 | Documentary short | |
Best Friends | 2013/I | Short | |
Tiny Furniture | 2010 | ||
Creative Nonfiction | 2009 | ||
Delusional Downtown Divas | 2009 | TV Series | |
Tight Shots | 2007 | TV Series | |
Hooker on Campus | 2007 | Short | |
Open the Door | 2007 | Short | |
The Fountain | 2007 | Short | |
Dealing | 2006 | Short | |
Pressure | 2006 | Short |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Girls | 2013-2017 | TV Series performer - 4 episodes | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Saturday Night Live | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Editor
Editor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Creative Nonfiction | 2009 | ||
Tight Shots | 2007 | TV Series |
Thanks
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Amy Schumer: The Leather Special | 2017 | TV Special special thanks | |
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | 2016 | special thanks | |
Don't Think Twice | 2016 | thanks | |
Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop | 2015 | Documentary special thanks | |
The One I Love | 2014 | thanks | |
Dom Hemingway | 2013 | special thanks | |
Bottled | 2012/II | Short special thanks | |
Sleepwalk with Me | 2012 | the filmmakers wish to thank | |
The House of the Devil | 2009 | special thanks |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Half the Picture | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself - Guest (segment "Mean Tweets") |
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
God kveld Norge | 2017 | TV Series | Herself - Interviewee |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2015-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself - Hosting Hopeful |
Allison's Edge | 2017 | Video short | Herself |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The View | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Today | 2015-2017 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself - Message to Younger Self / Hannah Horvath / ... |
Inside Amy Schumer | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
The Chris Gethard Show | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Celebrity Style Story | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live | 2015 | Video | Herself |
Everything Is Copy | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Thank You and Sorry | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Girls / Herself - Author, Not That Kind of Girl |
Late Show with David Letterman | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Follow Me | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise | 2015 | Documentary short | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2010-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
72nd Golden Globe Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Live with Kelly and Ryan | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Skavlan | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Graham Norton Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Makers: Women in Hollywood | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
Side by Side Extra: Volume One | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
The Daily Show | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Good Morning America | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Howard Stern Birthday Bash | 2014 | Video | Herself |
This Is Comedy | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Saturday Night Live | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Kelsey / Lena Dunham / ... |
Cover Girl | 2014/III | Short | Herself |
2014 Golden Globe Arrivals Special | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Interviewee |
71st Golden Globe Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee (uncredited) |
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
CBS News Sunday Morning | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Revealed | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
70th Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best TV Series - Musical or Comedy & Best Actress in a TV Series - Musical or Comedy |
Charlie Rose | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Girls: Guys on Girls Featurette | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Iconoclasts | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series & Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
Side by Side Extra | 2012 | Short | Herself |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Colbert Report | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Chelsea Lately | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Conan | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Girls: About Girls | 2012 | Video documentary | Hannah Horvath / Herself |
Girls: Invitation to the Set | 2012 | Video documentary | Hannah Horvath / Herself |
Side by Side | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
MSN Exclusives | 2012 | TV Series | Herself (2013) |
PressPausePlay | 2011 | Documentary | Herself |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2010 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Ok! TV | 2015-2017 | TV Series | Herself |
From the Start! | 2016 | TV Series | Lucky Fiori |
Extra | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Media Buzz | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Author, Not That Kind of Girl |
Inside Edition | 2014-2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Won awards
Won awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2013 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best International | Girls (2012) | · Jennifer Konner · Judd Apatow |
2013 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | · Jason Ivey (second assistant director plaque) · Regina Heyman (unit production manager plaque) · Ilene S. Landress (unit production manager plaque) · Mark McGann (first assistant director plaque) · Marcos González Palma (second second assistant director plaque) |
2013 | Gracie | Gracie Allen Awards | Outstanding Director - Entertainment | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | New Series | Girls (2012) | · Deborah Schoeneman · Dan Sterling · Jennifer Konner · Sarah Heyward · Lesley Arfin · Judd Apatow · Bruce Eric Kaplan |
2011 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Screenplay | Tiny Furniture (2010) | |
2010 | New Generation Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Tiny Furniture (2010) | ||
2010 | Independent Visions Award | Sarasota Film Festival | Tiny Furniture (2010) | ||
2010 | SXSW Competition Award | SXSW Film Festival | Narrative Feature | Tiny Furniture (2010) | |
2010 | Special Jury Award | SXSW Film Festival | Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award | Tiny Furniture (2010) |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2016 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Episode of the Year | Girls (2012) | · Richard Shepard (director) |
2015 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Girls (2012) | |
2014 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Girls (2012) | |
2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2014 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Best Comedy Actress - TV | Girls (2012) | |
2014 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Episode of the Year | Girls (2012) | · Jesse Peretz (director) · Judd Apatow (writer) · Jennifer Konner (writer) |
2014 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Lead Actress | Girls (2012) | |
2014 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | · Judd Apatow (executive producer) · Jennifer Konner (executive producer) · Ilene S. Landress (executive producer) · Bruce Eric Kaplan (executive producer) · Murray Miller (co-executive producer) |
2013 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | Dorian Award | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | TV Performance of the Year - Actress | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | Wilde Wit of the Year | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | |||
2013 | Wilde Artist of the Year | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | |||
2013 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Lead Actress | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | · Jesse Peretz · Richard Shepard · Claudia Weill |
2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | · Sarah Heyward · Deborah Schoeneman · Jennifer Konner · Judd Apatow · Bruce Eric Kaplan · Murray Miller · Paul Simms · Steven Rubinshteyn |
2013 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | TCA Award | Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | TV Guide Award | TV Guide Awards | Favorite Actress | Girls (2012) | |
2013 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | · Judd Apatow · Lesley Arfin · Sarah Heyward · Bruce Eric Kaplan · Jennifer Konner · Deborah Schoeneman · Dan Sterling |
2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | · Judd Apatow (executive producer) · Jennifer Konner (executive producer) · Ilene S. Landress (co-executive producer) · Bruce Eric Kaplan (co-executive producer) |
2012 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Girls (2012) | |
2012 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Lead Actress | Girls (2012) | |
2012 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Breakthrough Performer of the Year | Girls (2012) | |
2012 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Girls (2012) | |
2012 | TCA Award | Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Girls (2012) | |
2011 | EDA Female Focus Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Film Industry | Tiny Furniture (2010) | |
2011 | EDA Female Focus Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Breakthrough Performance | Tiny Furniture (2010) | |
2011 | Heterodox Award | Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US | Tiny Furniture (2010) | ||
2010 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | Tiny Furniture (2010) | · Laurie Simmons · Grace Dunham · Rachel Howe · Merritt Wever · Amy Seimetz · Alex Karpovsky · David Call · Jemima Kirke · Sarah Sophie Flicker · Garland Hunter · Isen Ritchie |
2010 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Breakthrough Director | Tiny Furniture (2010) |
3rd place awards
3rd place awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2010 | ICP Award | Indiewire Critics' Poll | Best First Feature | Tiny Furniture (2010) |
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1 | I always thought the saddest feeling in life is when you're dancing in a really joyful way, and then you hit your head on something. |
2 | I'm an unreliable narrator. Because I add an invented detail to almost every story I tell about my mother. Because my sister claims every memory we 'share' has been fabricated by me to impress a crowd. |
3 | I was constantly preparing for auditions in a way that was crazy... and then I'd literally get cast as, like, a bouncing ball or a fat man or a security guard. |
4 | It felt like some weird career puberty, like how people you start to be flirty with before you notice your own breasts. I was being treated in a more adult way before I even understood why or how. |
5 | I always felt like it was really special to have parents who were artists and to live the kind of life that we lived... I thought there was a kind of romance to it. |
6 | There are definitely people who feel like the characters on "Girls" are intolerably in their own heads and they don't understand the purposeful part of that. |
7 | Anne Hathaway is a feminist and she has amazing teeth. Let's save our bad attitudes for the ones who aren't advancing the cause. |
8 | I've started to get used to people feeling like they already know me when they meet me. I've obviously only experienced it within the past year of my life, but it's really interesting to have so many people who you're not familiar with act familiar with you. So you do have to come up with a strategy for how to handle that, and mine has been to try to match that familiarity by being familiar back. The only flip side to that has been that I've had this thing happen where I've been really familiar with someone and they will feel like we've started a close friendship, and then I'll feel like I've disappointed them in some way by having a boundary in my life. |
9 | Sorry I'm late. My acupuncturist pushed everything a half an hour, and he has me convinced that if I don't do acupuncture, then something terrible is going to befall me. |
10 | [on the criticism of the lack of racial diversity on Girls (2012)] It was the elephant in the corner of the room ... I felt like people were scared to talk about it [because] they'd get my racist juice all over them ... The argument there are not enough minority characters to represent New York-that I couldn't argue against. What I didn't like was the angle that 'therefore you are a racist, you are raised by racists, you come from a world of class and privilege.' |
11 | [on body image] It completely sickens me what our culture is doing to women. Last week I wore a big top and little shorts and a bunch of stuff came out saying I was without pants. 'The No-Pants Look,' it said. And I didn't go out without pants, I had shorts on...If Olivia Wilde had gone to a party with a big silky top and little shorts she might have been told her outfit was cute...What it was really: 'Why did you show us your thighs'? |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Her tattoos |
2 | Frequently says Honestly and Right Now. |