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Lena Waithe Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Lena Waithe Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

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Marital Status: Divorced

Age: 40 Years

Hometown: Chicago, U.S

Bio/Wiki
Full Name Lena Diane Waithe
Nickname Katraukus
Profession(s) Actress, Producer, Screenwriter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.) 5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Career
Debut TV: The Comeback (2014) as Summer


TV(Producer): Them (2021)
Awards 2017: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing of the Comedy Series Thanksgiving and Master of None


2019: Black Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Original Screenplay for Queen and Slim
Personal Life
Date of Birth 17 May 1984 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024) 40 Years
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, U.S
Zodiac sign Taurus
Signature
Nationality American
Hometown Chicago, Illinois, U.S
School African American Elementary Magnet School, Turner Drew
College/University • Evanston Township High School
• Columbia College Chicago
Educational Qualification A Degree in Cinema and Television Arts from Columbia College Chicago in 2006
Religion Christianity
Food Habit Non-Vegetarian
Tattoo On her right hand: face
Social Media • Instagram

• Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status Divorced
Family
Husband/Spouse Alana Mayo
​(m. 2019; div. 2021)
Parents Father- Lawrence David Waithe
Mother- Ethel Laverne
Sibling

Some Lesser Known Facts About Lena Waithe

  • Her father, Lawrence David Waithe, died when she was 15.

  • From the tender age of seven she knew she wanted to be a television writer, and she received a strong family support for her writing from her single mother and grandmother. Her parents had divorced when she was 3.

  • Her paternal great-grandfather, Winston Waithe, emigrated from Barbados to Boston in 1921.

  • She had worked at a movie theater, at Best Buy, and Blockbuster.

  • In 2000, when she arrived in Los Angeles, she secured a job as an assistant to the executive producer of Girlfriends, a long-running sitcom.

  • Waithe gained recognition for her role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None (2015–2021).

Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None (2015–2021) poster

  • She has also appeared in the HBO television series Westworld (2016-2022).

Lena Waithe in still from the HBO television series Westworld

  • She is a producer and writer, known for Master of None (2015), Ready Player One (2018) and Queen & Slim (2019). She has been married to Alana Mayo since November 2019.

Ready Player One (2018) film poster

  • Waithe was the writer and also gave an appearance in the YouTube series named Twenties, which was produced by Flavor Unit Entertainment.

  • Waithe was the writer of 2013 web series Hello Cupid.

Hello Cupid (2013) web series

  • In 2014, Variety named Waithe one of its 10 Comedians to Watch.

  • In 2015, Waithe was cast in the Netflix series Master of None, where she portrayed the lead role of Denise, a 37-year-old lesbian novelist.

Lena Waithe in still from the Netflix series Master of None (2015)

  • Since 2018, Waithe had provided the voiceover of the tagline of AT&T commercials.

  • In 2018, she became the first Black queer woman since November 2003 to be featured on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine.

Lena Waithe featuring on the Vanity Fair Magazine (2018)

  • Waithe is the founder of the production house Hillman Grad Productions.

  • Waithe also developed an autobiographical drama series, The Chi, Out Magazine named Waithe the Out100: Artist of the Year on November 8, 2017.

Lena Weith’s autobiographical drama series The Chi (2018) poster

  • Waithe is the writer and producer of the road trip-crime film Queen & Slim. The film released on November 27, 2019, by Universal Pictures.

Queen and Slim (2019) film poster