Lena Dunham Lifestyle, Wiki, Net Worth, Income, Salary, House, Cars, Favorites, Affairs, Awards, Family, Facts & Biography
Lena Dunham is an American actress, screenwriter, director and producer. She is known to be the creator, writer, and star of the television series HBO Girls, for which she has received several Emmy 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 her outstanding series of comedies.
Birth name
Lena Dunham
Nickname
Lena
Profession
Actress, Writer, Director, Producer
Nationality
American
Private life
Anniversary / Date of birth
Lena Dunham was born on May 13, 1986 in New York, United States.
Age
She is currently 33 years old.
Sign of the sun
Taurus
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Education
Dunham attended Saint Anne in Brooklyn and graduated in 2008 with a BA Oberlin College.
Family details
- Father – Carroll Dunham (painter)
- Mother – Laurie Simmons (artist and photographer)
- Brothers and sisters – Grace Dunham (younger sister) (actress and poet)
Civil status
Unique
Boyfriend / spouse
Lena Dunham dated –
- Jack Antonoff (2012-2017) – From 2012 to December 2017, Lena met Jack Antonoff, lead guitarist of Fun. They confirmed their split in January 2018.
Physical statistics
size
- In feet – 5 feet 3 inches
- In centimeters – 160 cm
- In meters – 1.60 meters
Weight
- In kilograms – 66 kg
- In pounds – 146 lbs
Body measurements
- Measurements – 36-28-38
- Chest – 36 inches
- Cut – 28 inches
- hip – 38 inches
- Bra size – 34A
bodybuilding
Average
Eye colour
Light brown
Hair color
Light brown
Shoe size
She is wearing size 6.5 shoes.
The size of the dress
Her dress size is 12 (US).
Sexuality
Straight ahead
Professional statistics
Famous for
Hannah Horvath in the HBO TV series Girls since 2012.
Movie start
In 2006, Lena played the role of Georgia in the short film Dealing. She was also the film director and writer.
TV debut
In 2007, Dunham starred in the television series Tight Shots. She was also the writer, publisher and director of this show.
Brand approvals
She did not approve any of the brands.
Awards and nominations
| 2010 | Gotham Awards | Best casting ensemble | Small furniture | Appointed |
| Breakthrough director | Appointed | |||
| 2011 | Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award for best first screenplay | Won | |
| 2012 | Directors Guild of America Award | Exceptional achievement – Humorous series | girls | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding comedy series | Appointed | ||
| Exceptional achievement for a comic series | Appointed | |||
| Outstanding lead actress in a humorous series | Appointed | |||
| Exceptional writing for a humorous series | Appointed | |||
| Satellite Awards | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy TV Series | Appointed | ||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
| Award from the Association of Television Critics | Individual realization in comedy | Appointed | ||
| 2013 | Golden Globe Awards | Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy | Won | |
| Best Actress – Musical or Comedy TV Series | Won | |||
| Gracie Allen Award | Outstanding Director – Entertainment or Special Series | Won | ||
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding lead actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
| Exceptional achievement for a comic series | Appointed | |||
| 2014 | Outstanding lead actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
| 2015 | Golden Globe Awards | Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy | Appointed | |
| Best Actress – Musical or Comedy TV Series | Appointed |
Lena Dunham Favorites
- Favourite book – The diaries of Catherine Deneuve by Catherine Deneuve
- Favorite Authors David Sedaris, Nora Ephron, Kay Thompson, Philip Roth, Sheila Heti, Sylvia Plath and Vladimir Nabokov.
- Favorite flavor of rose – Original pie
- Favorite garniture with rose – Mochi
- Favorite musicians – Alanis Morissette, Kaff McCombs, Rihanna, Mirah
- Favorite young filmmakers – The Safdie brothers, Amy Seimetz, Sean Durkin and Ry Russo-Young
- Favorite movie – Fish tank (2009)
- Favorite TV show of children – Rugrats (1991-2004)
- Favorite place – Montauk, New York
Lena Dunham net worth
Lena Dunham has an estimated net worth to $ 12 million dollars from 2019.
Social media profiles
Some lesser known facts about Lena Dunham
- As a child, she was treated for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- It's a liberal democrat.
- She spent most of her childhood in Brooklyn.
- See what Lena likes to keep on her library. She especially likes to read the biography and autobiography of famous women.
- In 2009, Dunham created the Index Magazine's Web series, Delusional Downtown Divas, which satirized the New York art scene.
- Dunham's work and strong presence on social media and in interviews has sparked controversy, criticism and extensive media scrutiny throughout his career. Dunham has been accused on several occasions of making racist remarks.
- She has English and distant German, Scottish and Welsh ancestors on her father's side.
- In February 2013, Dunham became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for her outstanding series of director comedies for her work on girls.
- In September 2015, Dunham said the sixth season for girls would probably be the last. This was confirmed later by HBO.
- In 2016, Dunham appeared in his mother's movie, My Art, which had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.
- In September 2016, Dunham criticized NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. for his interactions with her at the Met Gala.
- In December 2016, Dunham said on a podcast that she wanted to have an abortion, explaining that she wanted to better understand women who were suffering from it. The comment was widely condemned as insensitive. Dunham subsequently published long excuses on his Instagram account.
- In November 2017, Dunham briefly defended the Girls writer, Murray Miller, whom actress Aurora Perrineau had accused of having sexually assaulted her in 2012, when she was seventeen. .
- In 2018, she was interviewed about Watch What Happens Live! about her favorite ex Taylor Swift, to which she replied Calvin Harris.
- In February 2018, Dunham wrote an essay for Vogue on his decision to undergo a hysterectomy because of an endometriosis.
- In August 2018, it was announced that Dunham would appear in the film Once in Hollywood, directed by Quentin Tarantino and whose release was scheduled for July 26, 2019.
- In October 2018, Dunham and Konner announced the closure of Lenny Letter, due to a drop in the number of subscribers and the impossibility of creating momentum on other platforms.
- In October 2018, coinciding with the expiry of their joint contract with HBO, Dunham and Konner separated as partner producers, dissolved their production company and signed separate contracts with HBO.
- In June 2019, it was announced that Dunham would lead the first episode of Industry and act as executive producer.
