- Born
- Birth nameLena Diane Waithe
- Nickname
- Katraukus
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Lena Waithe was born on May 17, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Master of None (2015), Ready Player One (2018) and Queen & Slim (2019). She was previously married to Alana Mayo.
- SpouseAlana Mayo(November 2019 - May 2021) (divorced)
- ParentsEthel Laverne
- RelativesSibling(Sibling)
- Received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in cinema and television arts from Columbia College Chicago (CCC) (2006).
- Her paternal great-grandfather, Winston Waithe, moved from Barbados to Boston in 1921. He was descended from sugar plantation slaves. A DNA test by the show Finding Your Roots (2012) showed that Lena's mtDNA is Native American.
- Attended and graduated from Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois (2002).
- She became the first African-American woman to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Thanksgiving (2017).
- Was on the Time 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, with an homage penned by U.S. senator and Vice President Kamala Harris.
- Here's the thing. I was raised on deep dish pizza. So, what you guys call pizza, I don't think that it's pizza. I think it's cheese bread.
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