Lena Waithe (born May 17, 1984) is an American screenwriter, producer, and actress.
She starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None (2015–2017).
She became the first black 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.Waithe is also the creator of the 2018 Showtime drama series The Chi, has appeared in the 2018 adventure film Ready Player One and wrote and produced the 2019 road trip/crime film Queen & Slim.