Lena Dunham is an American actress, author, screenwriter, producer, and director.She wrote and directed the independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), and is the creator, writer and star of the HBO series Girls. She has received eight nominations for Emmy Awards as a writer, director, actress and producer and won two Golden Globe Awards for Girls. Dunham is the first woman to win a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Director in a Comedy Series.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 2x36: Lena Dunham (Mar 11, 2021)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 4x31: Lena Dunham, Fortune Feimster (Oct 24, 2022)
High Maintenance (2016)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 1x05: Selfie (Oct 14, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
The Chris Gethard Show (2015)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 2x04: Under the Sea Gender Fluid Poly Prom (Apr 20, 2016)
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 4x03: Tenerife (Mar 27, 2017)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 2015-03-23: Mila Kunis & Tom Hanks (Mar 23, 2015)
73 Questions (2014)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 2017-02-07: 73 Questions With Lena Dunham (Feb 7, 2017)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2022-09-14: Lena Dunham, Jo Koy, Rick Smith (Sep 14, 2022)
- Episode 2019-05-08: Lena Dunham, Ian McShane (May 8, 2019)
- Episode 2016-10-11: Lena Dunham, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Thaddeus Dixon, Corey Glover & Vernon Reid (Oct 11, 2016)
- Episode 2016-04-06: Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham, Ashley Greene, Birdy, Brann Dailor (Apr 6, 2016)
- Episode 2015-03-18: Lena Dunham, Erin Andrews, Tove Styrke (Mar 18, 2015)
- Episode 2014-02-27: Lena Dunham, Anthony Mackie, John Mayer Trio (Feb 27, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2017-02-10: Lena Dunham, Common, Kate Berlant & John Early (Feb 10, 2017)
- Episode 2016-06-14: Don Rickles, Lena Dunham, DJ Shadow featuring Run The Jewels (Jun 14, 2016)
- Episode 2015-06-12: Lena Dunham, Colin Quinn (Jun 12, 2015)
- Episode 2015-01-08: Lena Dunham, J.K. Simmons, Ghostface Killah with the Revelations featuring AZ and Kool G Rap (Jan 8, 2015)
- Episode 2014-03-18: Lena Dunham, Hugh Dancy, Foster the People (Mar 18, 2014)
Girls (2012)
Starring as Hannah Horvath
(62 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: Latching (Apr 16, 2017)
- Episode 6x09: Goodbye Tour (Apr 9, 2017)
- Episode 6x08: What Will We Do This Time About Adam? (Apr 2, 2017)
- Episode 6x07: The Bounce (Mar 26, 2017)
- Episode 6x06: Full Disclosure (Mar 19, 2017)
- Episode 6x05: Gummies (Mar 12, 2017)
- Episode 6x04: Painful Evacuation (Mar 5, 2017)
- Episode 6x03: American Bitch (Feb 26, 2017)
- Episode 6x02: Hostage Situation (Feb 19, 2017)
- Episode 6x01: All I Ever Wanted (Feb 12, 2017)
- Episode 5x10: I Love You Baby (Apr 17, 2016)
- Episode 5x09: Love Stories (Apr 17, 2016)
- Episode 5x08: Homeward Bound (Apr 10, 2016)
- Episode 5x07: Hello Kitty (Apr 3, 2016)
- Episode 5x06: The Panic in Central Park (Mar 27, 2016)
- Episode 5x05: Queen for Two Days (Mar 20, 2016)
- Episode 5x04: Old Loves (Mar 13, 2016)
- Episode 5x03: Japan (Mar 6, 2016)
- Episode 5x02: Good Man (Feb 28, 2016)
- Episode 5x01: Wedding Day (Feb 21, 2016)
- Episode 4x10: Home Birth (Mar 22, 2015)
- Episode 4x09: Daddy Issues (Mar 15, 2015)
- Episode 4x08: Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz (Mar 8, 2015)
- Episode 4x07: Ask Me My Name (Mar 1, 2015)
- Episode 4x06: Close-Up (Feb 22, 2015)
- Episode 4x05: Sit-In (Feb 15, 2015)
- Episode 4x04: Cubbies (Feb 8, 2015)
- Episode 4x03: Female Author (Jan 25, 2015)
- Episode 4x02: Triggering (Jan 18, 2015)
- Episode 4x01: Iowa (Jan 11, 2015)
- Episode 3x12: Two Plane Rides (Mar 23, 2014)
- Episode 3x11: I Saw You (Mar 16, 2014)
- Episode 3x10: Role-Play (Mar 9, 2014)
- Episode 3x09: Flo (Mar 2, 2014)
- Episode 3x08: Incidentals (Feb 23, 2014)
- Episode 3x07: Beach House (Feb 16, 2014)
- Episode 3x06: Free Snacks (Feb 9, 2014)
- Episode 3x05: Only Child (Feb 1, 2014)
- Episode 3x04: Dead Inside (Jan 26, 2014)
- Episode 3x03: She Said OK (Jan 19, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: Truth or Dare (Jan 12, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: Females Only (Jan 12, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Together (Mar 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x09: On All Fours (Mar 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x08: It's Back (Mar 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x07: Video Games (Feb 24, 2013)
- Episode 2x06: Boys (Feb 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x05: One Man's Trash (Feb 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x04: It's a Shame About Ray (Feb 2, 2013)
- Episode 2x03: Bad Friend (Jan 27, 2013)
- Episode 2x02: I Get Ideas (Jan 20, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: It's About Time (Jan 13, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: She Did (Jun 17, 2012)
- Episode 1x09: Leave Me Alone (Jun 10, 2012)
- Episode 1x08: Weirdos Need Girlfriends Too (Jun 3, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: Welcome to Bushwick a.k.a. The Crackcident (May 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: The Return (May 20, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Hard Being Easy (May 13, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Hannah's Diary (May 6, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: All Adventurous Women Do (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Vagina Panic (Apr 22, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Apr 15, 2012)
Funny or Die's Billy on the Street (2011)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 3x02: Cash Cow (Mar 19, 2014)
American Horror Story (2011)
Guest starring as Valerie Solanas
- Episode 7x07: Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag (Oct 17, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 19x03: Tom Daley, Rob Beckett, Lena Dunham, Benjamin Zephaniah, Georgina Campbell, Dermot Kennedy (Oct 29, 2022)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
(2 episodes)
- Episode 17x84: Dua Lipa & Lena Dunham (May 11, 2020)
- Episode 15x161: Lena Dunham; Maggie Gyllenhaal (Oct 10, 2018)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (2009)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 10x11: Evil Twins (Jun 7, 2018)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
(2 episodes)
- Episode 16x06: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Lena Dunham, Micky Flanagan, Sia (Oct 31, 2014)
- Episode S14 Special: Compilation Show (Jan 3, 2014)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 18x04: Smile; Bandit; The Infernal Machine (Oct 1, 2022)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 2015-01-22: Judd Apatow (guest host), Adam Sandler, Lena Dunham, Maria Bamford (Jan 22, 2015)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2017-03-22: Lena Dunham (Mar 22, 2017)
- Episode 2015-06-10: Ellen's Funny Ladies, featuring Sofia Vergara, Melissa McCarthy, Lena Dunham, Kristen Wiig, Wanda Sykes, Chelsea Handler, Kym Douglas (Jun 10, 2015)
- Episode 2014-10-20: Lena Dunham, Melissa McCarthy (Oct 20, 2014)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2018-10-04: Lena Dunham, Frank Grillo, Young the Giant (Oct 4, 2018)
- Episode 2017-04-05: Lena Dunham, Eric Stonestreet, Riz Ahmed, Cold War Kids (Apr 5, 2017)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 22x04: The Cast of Girls (Feb 9, 2017)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Lena Dunham
- Episode 39x15: Lena Dunham / The National (Mar 8, 2014)
Crew Credits
Genera+ion (2021)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 1x05: Gays and Confused (Mar 18, 2021)
Camping (2018)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Writer
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Birthday Party (Part 2) (Dec 2, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Birthday Party (Part 1) (Nov 25, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Carleen?! (Nov 18, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Just Plain Mad (Nov 11, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Going to Town (Oct 21, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 14, 2018)
Girls (2012)
Show crew as Creator
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Director
(19 episodes)
- Episode 6x02: Hostage Situation (Feb 19, 2017)
- Episode 6x01: All I Ever Wanted (Feb 12, 2017)
- Episode 5x02: Good Man (Feb 28, 2016)
- Episode 5x01: Wedding Day (Feb 21, 2016)
- Episode 4x10: Home Birth (Mar 22, 2015)
- Episode 4x02: Triggering (Jan 18, 2015)
- Episode 4x01: Iowa (Jan 11, 2015)
- Episode 3x12: Two Plane Rides (Mar 23, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: Truth or Dare (Jan 12, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: Females Only (Jan 12, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Together (Mar 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x09: On All Fours (Mar 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x02: I Get Ideas (Jan 20, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: It's About Time (Jan 13, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: She Did (Jun 17, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: The Return (May 20, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: All Adventurous Women Do (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Vagina Panic (Apr 22, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Apr 15, 2012)
Episode crew as Writer
(41 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: Latching (Apr 16, 2017)
- Episode 6x09: Goodbye Tour (Apr 9, 2017)
- Episode 6x08: What Will We Do This Time About Adam? (Apr 2, 2017)
- Episode 6x04: Painful Evacuation (Mar 5, 2017)
- Episode 6x03: American Bitch (Feb 26, 2017)
- Episode 6x02: Hostage Situation (Feb 19, 2017)
- Episode 6x01: All I Ever Wanted (Feb 12, 2017)
- Episode 5x10: I Love You Baby (Apr 17, 2016)
- Episode 5x09: Love Stories (Apr 17, 2016)
- Episode 5x06: The Panic in Central Park (Mar 27, 2016)
- Episode 5x02: Good Man (Feb 28, 2016)
- Episode 5x01: Wedding Day (Feb 21, 2016)
- Episode 4x10: Home Birth (Mar 22, 2015)
- Episode 4x08: Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz (Mar 8, 2015)
- Episode 4x02: Triggering (Jan 18, 2015)
- Episode 4x01: Iowa (Jan 11, 2015)
- Episode 3x12: Two Plane Rides (Mar 23, 2014)
- Episode 3x11: I Saw You (Mar 16, 2014)
- Episode 3x10: Role-Play (Mar 9, 2014)
- Episode 3x08: Incidentals (Feb 23, 2014)
- Episode 3x07: Beach House (Feb 16, 2014)
- Episode 3x04: Dead Inside (Jan 26, 2014)
- Episode 3x03: She Said OK (Jan 19, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: Females Only (Jan 12, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Together (Mar 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x09: On All Fours (Mar 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x08: It's Back (Mar 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x05: One Man's Trash (Feb 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x04: It's a Shame About Ray (Feb 2, 2013)
- Episode 2x03: Bad Friend (Jan 27, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: It's About Time (Jan 13, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: She Did (Jun 17, 2012)
- Episode 1x09: Leave Me Alone (Jun 10, 2012)
- Episode 1x08: Weirdos Need Girlfriends Too (Jun 3, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: Welcome to Bushwick a.k.a. The Crackcident (May 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: The Return (May 20, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Hard Being Easy (May 13, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Hannah's Diary (May 6, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: All Adventurous Women Do (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Vagina Panic (Apr 22, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Apr 15, 2012)