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Lena Dunham
Dunham at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Supporting Characters
Born (1986-05-13) May 13, 1986 (age 38)
New York City, New York, United States
EducationOberlin College (BA)
Occupation(s)Actress, writer, director, comedienne
Parent(s)Laurie Simmons
Carroll Dunham

Lena Dunham (/ˈlinə ˈdʌnəm/ LEE-nə dun-um; born May 13, 1986) is an American filmmaker and actress. 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.

Early life

Dunham was born in New York City. Her father, Carroll Dunham, is a painter of "overtly sexualised pop art", and her mother, Laurie Simmons, is a photographer and designer who creates "disquieting domestic tableaux" with dolls. Dunham's father is Protestant, and according to Dunham, a Mayflower descendant; Dunham's mother is Jewish. She has a younger sister, Grace, who is a model and student at Brown University and who starred in Dunham's first film Tiny Furniture. As children, both Lena and Grace were babysat by photographers Sherri Zuckerman and Catherine McGann.

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.

Career

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.

On October 8, 2012, Dunham signed a $3.5 million deal with Random House to publish her first book, an essay collection called Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's Learned.

Dunham appeared in a video advertisement promoting President Barack Obama's reelection, delivering a monologue to camera, which, quoted in The Atlantic, tried "...to get the youth vote by comparing voting for the first time to having sex for the first time".

Filmography

Films credits
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Dealing Georgia Film short
Also written, director
2007 Una & Jacques Video short
2009 The House of the Devil 911 Operator Voice
2009 Creative Nonfiction Ella Also written, director, editor
2009 The Viewer Voice Film short
2009 Family Tree Lena Film short
2010 Gabi on the Roof in July Colby
2010 Tiny Furniture Aura Also director, written
2011 The Innkeepers Barista
2012 Nobody Walks Co-writer
2012 Supporting Characters Alexa
2012 This Is 40
Television credits
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Tight Shots Main Role
Also written, director, editor
2009 Delusional Downtown Divas Oona Main Role
Also written, director, producer
2011 Mildred Pierce Nurse 1 "Part One" (Season 1, Episode 1)
"Part Two" (Season 1, Episode 2)
2012–present Girls Hannah Horvath Main Role
Also creator, director, written, co-executive producer/executive producer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2010 Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Performance Tiny Furniture Nominated
2010 Gotham Awards Best Breakthrough Director Tiny Furniture Nominated
2010 Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay Tiny Furniture Won
2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards New Generation Award Tiny Furniture Won
2010 Sarasota Film Festival Independent Visions Award Tiny Furniture Won
2012 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actress in a Comedy Series Girls Nominated
2012 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Comedy Series Girls Nominated
2012 TCA Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy Girls Nominated
2012 Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Girls Nominated
2012 Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Girls Nominated
2012 Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Girls Nominated
2012 Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Girls Nominated
2012 Women's Image Network Awards Outstanding Film / Show Written by A Woman Girls Pending
2012 Women's Image Network Awards Outstanding Film / Show Directed By A Woman Girls Pending

References

  1. "Lena Dunham's Big Dreams Rest On 'Tiny Furniture'". National Public Radio. December 6, 2010.
  2. "Lena Dunham". Argotistonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  3. Walker, Tim (October 6, 2012). "Lena Dunham: Could she be the voice of a generation? - Profiles - People". The Independent. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  4. ^ Mead, Rebecca (November 15, 2010). "Downtown's Daughter". The New Yorker. Condé Nast: 38–45. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  5. Storey, Kate (May 7, 2012). ""Dunham talks race" article on the NY Post Website". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  6. "The Most Boobs Ever: Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow in Conversation | Heeb". Heebmagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  7. Melissa Silverstein (November 12, 2010). "Interview with Lena Dunham – Writer/Director of Tiny Furniture | Women & Hollywood". Womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  8. "'Girls' writer lays bare women's insecurities". Jewish Journal. April 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  9. Howard, Caroline (November 12, 2010). "Names You Need to Know in 2011: Lena Dunham", Forbes
  10. Tiny Furniture cast and crew. TinyFurniture.com.
  11. Maura, Sophie. "Lena Dunham Profile - Filmmaker". Marie Clare. Retrieved February 8, 2011
  12. "Lena Dunham's Show 'Girls' Picked Up By HBO". Huffington Post. January 7, 2011.
  13. Alexis, Nadeska. "Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Picked Up by HBO". Black Book. January 7, 2011, Retrieved February 8, 2011.
  14. Nussbaum, Emily. "It's Different for 'Girls'" New York Magazine, April 1, 2012.
  15. "Supporting Characters | Film Review". Slant Magazine. April 26, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  16. Bosman, Julie. "Lena Dunham Signs Book Deal for More Than $3.5 Million", The New York Times, October 8, 2012
  17. Franke-Ruta, Garance (October 25, 2012). "Lena Dunham's New Obama Ad—As Controversial As Everything She Does?". The Atlantic.

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