Lena Dunham is an American actress, director, and writer, best known for creating and starring in the HBO television series Girls.
Lena Dunham was born on May 13, 1986, in New York City. She is the daughter of Carroll Dunham, a painter, and Laurie Simmons, a photographer and filmmaker. She was raised in an artistic environment and began expressing herself creatively from a young age. Dunham attended Saint Ann's School, a private school in Brooklyn known for its focus on the arts. She briefly attended The New School before transferring to Oberlin College in Ohio, where she majored in creative writing. During college, she focused her efforts on writing and filmmaking, creating short films that she distributed online.
In 2012, Lena Dunham gained widespread recognition with the debut of her HBO series Girls, a show she created, wrote, directed, and starred in. The comedy-drama depicted the lives of four young women navigating personal and professional struggles in New York City. Praised for its authenticity and raw portrayal of millennial life, the series sparked conversations around body image, sexuality, and female representation on television. Known for its unapologetic approach to nudity and intimacy, Girls ran for six seasons and concluded in 2017. Dunham received several accolades for the series, including a Golden Globe Award and multiple Emmy nominations.
Outside of Girls, Dunham appeared in other film and television projects. Notably, she had a supporting role in the independent film Happy Christmas (2014), directed by Joe Swanberg. In 2017, she joined the cast of the anthology television series American Horror Story: Cult, in which she portrayed Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist and author known for the attempted assassination of artist Andy Warhol in 1968.
Dunham is also an accomplished author, having released her bestselling memoir Not That Kind of Girl in 2014. She has since continued to work on film and television projects, as well as essays and editorial work.
In July 2019, Lena Dunham received media attention after a photograph circulated of her greeting actor Brad Pitt at the London premiere of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The moment, interpreted by some as an uninvited kiss due to the camera angle, sparked discussion online. While some speculated that it may have been a misinterpreted European-style cheek kiss, the incident drew public scrutiny and varied media commentary. Dunham later addressed the situation, clarifying that Pitt had been gracious and that no discomfort occurred.
Lena Dunham was previously in a long-term relationship with musician Jack Antonoff, best known as a member of the band Bleachers and for his work as a producer for other artists. The couple met on a blind date in 2012 and were romantically involved for over five years before amicably separating in early 2018. Following their split, both have spoken positively about their time together.
| Birth Date: | 13 May, 1986 |
| Age: | 34 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| residence: | Brooklyn |
| Education: | Oberlin College The New School Saint Ann's School |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American actress, television producer and writer |
| Net Worth 2021: | 12 million |
