Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham: Biography in Details

Who is Lena Dunham?

Lena Dunham is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She is best known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO series Girls (2012–2017), for which she has received numerous Emmy Award nominations and won two Golden Globe Awards.

She is the first woman to win the “Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series” in 2013.

Lena Dunham: Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Siblings

Lena Dunham was born on 13 May 1986, in New York City, New York, USA. Her nationality is American and she is of Ashkenazi Jewish, English, Scottish, Welsh, and German ethnicity.

Her father, Carroll Dunham is a painter and her mother, Laurie Simmons is an artist and photographer and a member of The Pictures Generation.

She has a young sister named Grace Dunham, who is also a writer.

In which school did Lena Dunham attend?

Dunham attended Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, where she met Tiny Furniture actress and future Girls co-star Jemima Kirke. As a teen, she won a Scholastic Art and Writing Award at her school.

After that, she attended The New School for a year before transferring to Oberlin College. She graduated from Oberlin College in 2008 with a degree in creative writing.

Lena Dunham: Professional Life, Career, and Awards

Lena began her career at a very young age. While a student at Oberlin College, she produced several independent short films and uploaded them to YouTube. She made her debut as a professional writer, director, and actor in the 2006 short movie Dealing, in which she appeared as Georgia.

In 2007, she wrote and directed the TV film Tight Shots, in which she played the main role. In 2012, she began writing the TV series Girls (2012-2017) and played the lead role of Hannah Horvath. She is also the creator, director, and executive producer of the series. For her work in the series, she won the “Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series” in 2012. She also received numerous Emmy Award nominations and won two Golden Globe Awards.

Lena has worked on several movies and TV film projects. In 2015, Dunham co-founded Lenny Letter with Jenni Konner. In 2014, she hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live on March 8, 2014, with musical guest The National. She has graced the cover of many popular magazines, including Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, and Rolling Stone. In 2012, she was seen in a video advertisement promoting President Barack Obama’s re-election, In April 2016, she wrote in support of Hillary Clinton.

Lena Dunham: Salary and Net Worth (2024)

She has accumulated a net worth of $12 million as of 2024. As a salary, she charges around $150k per episode.

Seeing her performance in her field we can assume that she earns a good salary.

Is Lena Dunham involved in any rumors and controversies?

Lena has been criticized several times for being a racist. She also got criticism on social media claiming her tweet was racist. Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding his personal and professional life.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Lena Dunham has a height of 5 feet 3 inches and her body weighs 63kg. She has blonde hair and Light Brown eyes.

Besides these, her body figure measures the size of 36-28-38. Her bra size is 34B.

Social Media Profile

Lena Dunham is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has more than  231.7k followers on Facebook. Similarly, her Instagram has more than 2.8k followers.

Besides these, her Twitter account holds around 5.74 million followers.

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• Her sister's name is Cyrus Grace Dunham.

• She has earned a net worth of around $12 million.

• She is 35 years of age as of 2021.

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