Lena Dunham
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Lena Dunham (; born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. She started her career writing, directing, and starring in her semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. She has since written and directed the 2022 films Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy. In 2025, she created the Netflix series Too Much starring Megan Stalter. In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2014, Dunham released her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned". In 2015, along with Girls showrunner Jenni Konner, Dunham created the publication Lenny Letter, a feminist online newsletter. The publication ran for three years before its discontinuation in late 2018. Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters and This Is 40 (both 2012), and Happy Christmas (2014). She voiced Mary in the 2016 film My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. On television, aside from Girls, she has played guest roles in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult. Dunham's work, as well as her outspoken presence on social media and in interviews, have attracted significant controversy, praise, criticism, and media scrutiny throughout her career.
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Lena Dunham made eyebrow-raising remarks about ex Jack Antonoff in memoir before Margaret Qualley split news
Lena Dunham Crossed Paths with Ex Jack Antonoff at Taylor Swift’s Wedding. Everything She’s Said About Their Romance
Lena Dunham Just Crafted the Perfect Clapback to Criticism About Her Speech at Taylor Swift’s Wedding
Lena Dunham Appeared To Address Her Rumored NSFW Speech At Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce’s Rehearsal Dinner
Lena Dunham Breaks Silence After Her Controversial Taylor Swift Wedding Speech
Lena Dunham appears to address headline-making gay porn toast from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding
Lena Dunham Cheekily Responds to Rumors About Her Speech at Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's Wedding - E! News
Lena Dunham Rocks Dramatic Pink and Black Look for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's N.Y.C. Wedding
Lena Dunham leaves Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding guests gasping with her outrageous speech
'It Cringed Everyone Out': Guests Slam Lena Dunham's Controversial Taylor Swift Wedding Speech
Lena Dunham’s Racy Joke at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding Had Guests “Gasping”
Lena Dunham leaves Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce guests ‘gasping’ with outrageous wedding speech
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Lena Dunham wedding speech reportedly left Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce guests 'gasping'
Adam Sandler Sang an Original Song as New Taylor Swift Wedding Details Include Lena Dunham’s Risky Toast
Lena Dunham reportedly made gay porn football joke at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding
Selena Gomez, Lena Dunham, Sombr Celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding
Lena Dunham Steps Out for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Star-Studded Madison Square Garden Wedding
Exes Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff risk awkward run-in at Taylor Swift’s wedding festivities
Exes Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff attend Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding festivities after bombshell book
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Rehearsal Dinner Guests Arrive: Jack Antonoff, Lena Dunham, and More
Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff Reunite at Taylor Swift's Rumored Rehearsal Dinner 9 Years After Their Breakup
Lena Dunham says her husband had never seen Girls when they met, thought she was a curve model
Lena Dunham's Husband Had Never Seen 'Girls,' Initially Thought She Was a Curve Model
Lena Dunham reveals her now-husband thought she was a model before blind date
Lena Dunham Says She Originally Thought 'I Don't Belong' in Rehab: 'These People Have Done Heroin'
Adam Driver Said “I Don’t Know Her” to the Drama Surrounding Lena Dunham’s Memoir
Adam Driver’s 'unexpected' response to Lena Dunham’s accusation claims gets Cannes crowd laughing
What Happened Between Lena Dunham and Adam Driver? Breaking Down the ‘Girls’ Drama
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