Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham

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ProducerWriterActress
Born
May 13, 1986
Awards
13 wins, 63 nominations

New Yorker Lena Dunham is the daughter of a painter, Carroll Dunham and Laurie Simmons, a designer and photographer. Dunham was educated at Oberlin College, Ohio, graduating with a creative writing degree. It was while at Oberlin that she began writing shorts and feature films. In 2009, Dunham…

Biography

New Yorker Lena Dunham is the daughter of a painter, Carroll Dunham and Laurie Simmons, a designer and photographer. Dunham was educated at Oberlin College, Ohio, graduating with a creative writing degree. It was while at Oberlin that she began writing shorts and feature films. In 2009, Dunham created the web series Delusional Downtown Divas (2009), which gained a cult following.

Also in 2009, Dunham released Creative Nonfiction (2009), her first feature film. She went on to write, direct and star in Tiny Furniture (2010), which scored two Independent Spirit Award nominations. In 2012, Dunham came to the attention of a wider audience with the HBO series Girls (2012) created by and starring Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow.

Actress

Too MuchToo Much(2025)as Nora South
HBO Girls Rewatch PodcastHBO Girls Rewatch Podcast(2023)
I Wish You All the BestI Wish You All the Best(2024)as Ms. Lyons
TreasureTreasure(2024)as Ruth
Sharp StickSharp Stick(2022)as Heather

Self

ABC News BreakfastABC News Breakfast(2008)as Self - Writer and Director
Late Night with Seth MeyersLate Night with Seth Meyers(2014)as Self - Guest, Hannah Horvath, Self - Performer
The Drew Barrymore ShowThe Drew Barrymore Show(2020)as Self - Guest, Self
TodayToday(1952)as Self - Guest
The ViewThe View(1997)as Self - Guest, Self

Archive Footage

Entertainment TonightEntertainment Tonight(1981)as Self, Self - Author, Not That Kind of Girl
Cecil SaysCecil Says(2017)as Self
WatchMojoWatchMojo(2006)as Self
Hollywood InsiderHollywood Insider(2018)as Self
Lena Dunham Says Something Stupid... As AlwaysLena Dunham Says Something Stupid... As Always(2017)as Self

Known for

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Megan Stalter and Lena Dunham in Too Much (2025)Brad Pitt, Lena Dunham, and Margaret Qualley in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)Lena Dunham in Inside the Actors Studio (1994)Seth Meyers, Jenni Konner, and Lena Dunham in Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)Lena Dunham in The Daily Show (1996)Lena Dunham in Girls (2012)

Credit Score: Lena Dunham

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20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Hannah Horvath
Sun Apr 15 2012 – Sun Apr 16 2017
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Girls97.5020127.421983093
2American Horror Story48.0020117.917101361993
3Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood45.0020197.6210961496
4Tiny Furniture3.2520126.20015390
5Creative Nonfiction3.0920095.000529
6This Is 402.5020126.200159817
7The Innkeepers2.3820115.50039504
8Sharp Stick2.0020224.9002977
9Don't Think Twice1.0020166.70018757
10The House of the Devil1.0020096.30055582