Lena Dunham
 

Lena Dunham born May 13, 1986) is an American filmmaker, actress and comedienne. She wrote and directed the independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), and is the creator and star of the HBO series Girls. In 2012, she was nominated for 4 Emmy Awards for Girls.

Dunham was born in New York City, and is the daughter of Laurie Simmons, a photographer and designer, and Carroll Dunham, a painter. Her father is Protestant, and according to Dunham, a Mayflower descendant, while her mother is Jewish. Dunham attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York, where she met Tiny Furniture actress and Girls co-star Jemima Kirke. She graduated from Oberlin College in 2008, where she studied creative writing.

Dunham's 2010 feature film, Tiny Furniture, won Best Narrative Feature at South by Southwest Music and Media Conference. Dunham herself plays the lead role of Aura.

Dunham's television series, Girls, was greenlit by HBO in early 2012. The show is executive produced by Judd Apatow. Three episodes were screened to positive response at the 2011 South by Southwest Festival. The first season premiered April 15, 2012 and has garnered Dunham four Emmy nominations for her roles in acting, writing, and directing the series.

Dunham had a cameo in the movie Supporting Characters, along with her Tiny Furniture co-star Alex Karpovsky.

Lena Dunham — Out and about in Cornwall, Connecticut — August 16, 2014 (x21)
 

Lena Dunham - Variety and Women in Film Emmy Nominee Celebration, LA 23-08-2014 (x9)
 

Lena Dunham attends the 'Girls' season four premiere at American Museum of Natural History in New York City - January 5, 2015 (5x)
 

Lena Dunham - instragram - 13.01.2015 - 01x