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 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
American actor accused of violence makes mention for the first time at Cannes. Criticism over joking reply (ELLEgirl) - Yahoo! News
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
Adam Driver ‘Irritated’ by Lena Dunham’s Revelations in New Book, But Refuses to Fuel the Fire
The cast of Girls : See Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, and their millennial costars nearly 15 years later
Lena Dunham, the millennial icon who changed the way the body and sex are portrayed - EL PAÍS English
Adam Driver Brushes Off Lena Dunham Memoir Question in Cannes : Im Saving It All for My Book : ohnotheydidnt LiveJournal
Popular American actor deflects criticism from co-star with a joke, ``saving'' his memoir until he publishes it - Yahoo! News
Popular American actors批判 criticism of co-starts publish a retrospective ...
Adam Driver Addresses Lena Dunham’s Allegations That He Was Violent on the ‘Girls’ Set
Adam Driver Has The Jokes When Asked About Lena Dunham’s Inflammatory Book Comments About Him
‘Saving It All for My Book’: Adam Driver Shrugs off Lena Dunham’s Sex Scene Claims
Lena Dunham Famesick memoir : Adam Driver responds to allegations about behaviour on set of Girls
Lena Dunham's memoir prompts Adam Driver to make savage dig over 'aggression' allegations
Cannes buzz: Adam Driver addresses Lena Dunham's memoir during *Paper Tiger* Q&A - 103.3 WKFR
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