Lena Waithe (/weɪθ/; born May 17, 1984) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi (2018–present) and the BET comedy series Boomerang (2019–20) and Twenties (2020–21). She also wrote and produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) and is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present).
Waithe gained recognition for her role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None (2015–2021) and became the first African-American woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2017 for writing the show's "Thanksgiving" episode, which was loosely based on her personal experience of coming out to her mother. She has also appeared in Steven Spielberg's 2018 adventure film Ready Player One and the HBO series Westworld. In 2023, she was nominated for Best Play at the 76th Tony Awards, her production work on the sketch-comedy play Ain't No Mo'.
Waithe was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018 and was included on Fast Company's Queer 50 list in 2021 and 2022.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Waithe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. 레나 웨이드(1984년생, Chicago, Illinois, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 레디 플레이어 원, 배드 헤어, 더 원 앤드 온리 딕 그레고리가 있으며, 그 외에도 그레이 아나토미, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, 데일리 쇼, 루폴의 드래그 레이스, 지미 키멜 라이브!, The View, 웨스트월드, 디스 이즈 어스, Sherri, 더 치, 빅 마우스, 짝짓기의 계절 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 짝짓기의 계절에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 플레이스 투 비에서 Shy 역을 맡았다. 2026년 짝짓기의 계절에서 Alex (voice) 역을 맡았다. 2025년 보이고 들리다: 흑인 텔레비전의 역사에 출연했다.