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.
Series |
Episodes |
Date |
Type |
Industry
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Induction
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November 9, 2020 |
Director |
Camping (US)
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Birthday Party (2)
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December 2, 2018 |
Writer |
Camping (US)
|
Birthday Party (1)
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November 25, 2018 |
Writer |
Camping (US)
|
Carleen?!
|
November 18, 2018 |
Writer |
Camping (US)
|
Just Plain Mad
|
November 11, 2018 |
Writer |
Camping (US)
|
Going to Town
|
October 21, 2018 |
Writer |
Camping (US)
|
Pilot
|
October 14, 2018 |
Writer |
RuPaul's Drag Race
|
Evil Twins
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June 7, 2018 |
Guest Star |
American Horror Story
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Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag
|
October 17, 2017 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Latching
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April 16, 2017 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Goodbye Tour
|
April 9, 2017 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
What Will We Do This Time About Adam?
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April 2, 2017 |
Writer, Producer |
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
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Tenerife
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March 27, 2017 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
The Bounce
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March 26, 2017 |
Producer |
Girls
|
Full Disclosure
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March 19, 2017 |
Producer |
Girls
|
Gummies
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March 12, 2017 |
Producer |
Girls
|
Painful Evacuation
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March 5, 2017 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
American Bitch
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February 26, 2017 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Hostage Situation
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February 19, 2017 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Laura Dern, Lena Dunham, Zach Galifianakis
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February 15, 2017 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
All I Ever Wanted
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February 12, 2017 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Lena Dunham, Common, Kate Berlant, John Early, Ed Sheeran
|
February 10, 2017 |
Guest Star |
73 Questions
|
Episode 7
|
February 7, 2017 |
Guest Star |
High Maintenance (2016)
|
Selfie
|
October 14, 2016 |
Guest Star |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
|
Don Rickles, Lena Dunham, DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels
|
June 14, 2016 |
Guest Star |
Inside Amy Schumer
|
Madame President
|
May 12, 2016 |
Guest Star |
The Chris Gethard Show
|
Under The Sea Prom
|
April 20, 2016 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Love Stories
|
April 17, 2016 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Homeward Bound
|
April 10, 2016 |
Producer |
Girls
|
Hello Kitty
|
April 3, 2016 |
Producer |
Girls
|
The Panic in Central Park
|
March 27, 2016 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Queen for Two Days
|
March 20, 2016 |
Producer |
Girls
|
Old Loves
|
March 13, 2016 |
Producer |
Girls
|
Japan
|
March 6, 2016 |
Producer |
Girls
|
Good Man
|
February 28, 2016 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Girls
|
Wedding Day
|
February 21, 2016 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
The Simpsons
|
Every Man's Dream
|
September 27, 2015 |
Guest Star |
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
|
Comedy Actresses
|
August 16, 2015 |
Guest Star |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
|
Lena Dunham, Colin Quinn
|
June 12, 2015 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Home Birth
|
March 22, 2015 |
Director, Writer, Producer, Showrunner |
Scandal (2012)
|
It's Good to Be Kink
|
March 19, 2015 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Daddy Issues
|
March 15, 2015 |
Producer, Showrunner |
Girls
|
Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz
|
March 8, 2015 |
Writer, Producer, Showrunner |
Girls
|
Ask Me My Name
|
March 1, 2015 |
Producer, Showrunner |
Girls
|
Close-Up
|
February 22, 2015 |
Producer, Showrunner |
Girls
|
Sit-In
|
February 15, 2015 |
Producer, Showrunner |
Girls
|
Cubbies
|
February 8, 2015 |
Producer, Showrunner |
Girls
|
Female Author
|
January 25, 2015 |
Producer, Showrunner |
Girls
|
Triggering
|
January 18, 2015 |
Writer, Director, Producer, Showrunner |
Girls
|
Iowa
|
January 11, 2015 |
Writer, Director, Producer, Showrunner |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
|
Lena Dunham, J.K. Simmons, Ghostface Killah with the Revelations, Kandace Springs
|
January 8, 2015 |
Guest Star |
Zondag met Lubach
|
Gronings Gas
|
November 9, 2014 |
Guest Star |
The Graham Norton Show
|
Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Lena Dunham, Micky Flanagan, Sia
|
October 31, 2014 |
Guest Star |
The Daily Show
|
Lena Dunham
|
October 1, 2014 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Two Plane Rides
|
March 23, 2014 |
Director, Writer, Producer |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
|
Lena Dunham, Hugh Dancy, Foster the People
|
March 18, 2014 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
I Saw You
|
March 16, 2014 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Role-Play
|
March 9, 2014 |
Writer, Producer |
Saturday Night Live
|
Lena Dunham/The National
|
March 8, 2014 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Flo
|
March 2, 2014 |
Producer |
Adventure Time
|
Betty
|
February 24, 2014 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Incidentals
|
February 23, 2014 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Beach House
|
February 16, 2014 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Free Snacks
|
February 9, 2014 |
Producer |
Girls
|
Only Child
|
February 1, 2014 |
Producer |
MTV After Hours
|
Sundance Film Festival Bloopers w/ Lena Dunham, Sarah Silverman & More
|
January 30, 2014 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Dead Inside
|
January 26, 2014 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
She Said OK
|
January 19, 2014 |
Writer, Producer |
The Graham Norton Show
|
Episode 12
|
January 17, 2014 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Truth or Dare
|
January 12, 2014 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Late Show with David Letterman
|
Lena Dunham; Max Greenfield; Brandy Clark
|
January 6, 2014 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Together
|
March 17, 2013 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Girls
|
On All Fours
|
March 10, 2013 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Girls
|
It's Back
|
March 3, 2013 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Video Games
|
February 24, 2013 |
Producer |
Girls
|
Boys
|
February 17, 2013 |
Producer |
Girls
|
One Man's Trash
|
February 10, 2013 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
It's a Shame About Ray
|
February 2, 2013 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Bad Friend
|
January 27, 2013 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
I Get Ideas
|
January 20, 2013 |
Director, Producer |
The Daily Show
|
Lena Dunham
|
January 17, 2013 |
Guest Star |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
|
Lena Dunham; Bill Pullman
|
January 15, 2013 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
It's About Time
|
January 13, 2013 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Late Show with David Letterman
|
Michael J. Fox; Lena Dunham
|
January 10, 2013 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
She Did
|
June 17, 2012 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Girls
|
Leave Me Alone
|
June 10, 2012 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Weirdos Need Girlfriends Too
|
June 3, 2012 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Welcome to Bushwick a.k.a. The Crackcident
|
May 27, 2012 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
The Return
|
May 20, 2012 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Girls
|
Hard Being Easy
|
May 13, 2012 |
Writer, Producer |
Girls
|
Hannah's Diary
|
May 6, 2012 |
Writer, Producer |
The Colbert Report
|
Lena Dunham
|
May 3, 2012 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
All Adventurous Women Do
|
April 29, 2012 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Girls
|
Vagina Panic
|
April 22, 2012 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Chelsea Lately
|
Lena Dunham
|
April 18, 2012 |
Guest Star |
Girls
|
Pilot
|
April 15, 2012 |
Writer, Director, Producer |
Conan (2010)
|
Where in Carmen Sandiego Is Waldo?
|
April 11, 2012 |
Guest Star |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
|
Seth Green, Lena Dunham, Ruth Gerson
|
December 16, 2010 |
Guest Star |
Hudson Valley Ballers
|
Critter Control
|
January 1, 1970 |
Guest Star |