Lena Dunham
Directing
75
Acting Credits
16
Directed
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...
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Simpsons
Candace (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Filmography
House of Criticism
2026
It Gets Worse
2026
I Wish You All the Best
2025
as Ms. Lyons
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
as Self
Too Much
2025
as Nora South
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
as Self - Guest
Treasure
2024
as Ruth
Judy Blume Forever
2023
as Self
Sharp Stick
2022
as Heather
Music
2021
as Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice)
Honeydew
2021
as Delilah
Miranda July: Where it Began
2020
as Herself
The Stand In
2020
as Lisa
Visible: Out on Television
2020
as Self
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as 'Gypsy'
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Half the Picture
2018
as Self
A Goodbye to Girls
2017
as Self
100 Years
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Don't Think Twice
2016
as Self
Sky
2016
as Billie
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
2016
as Mary (voice)
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
as Self
My Art
2016
as Meryl
7 Days in Hell
2015
as Lanny Denver
It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise
2015
as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Special Guest
Everything Is Copy
2015
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Thank You and Sorry
2015
Happy Christmas
2014
as Carson
This Is Comedy
2014
as Herself
Cover Girl
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Supporting Characters
2013
as Alexa
The Innkeepers
2012
as Barista
This Is 40
2012
as Cat
Side by Side
2012
as Self
Girls
2012
as Hannah Horvath
Scandal
2012
as Susanne Thomas
Finding Your Roots
2012
PressPausePlay
2011
as Self
Mildred Pierce
2011
as Nurse 1
Billy on the Street
2011
as Self
American Horror Story
2011
as Valerie Solanas
Tiny Furniture
2010
as Aura
Gabi on the Roof in July
2010
as Colby
Conan
2010
as Self
Creative Nonfiction
2009
as Ella
Family Tree
2009
The Viewer
2009
as The Voice
The House of the Devil
2009
as 911 Operator (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Hooker on Campus
2007
as Hooker
The Fountain
2007
Open the Door
2007
Dealing
2007
as Georgia
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Pressure
2006
The Colbert Report
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Mean Tweets
The View
1997
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Candace (voice)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host