Born: 13-May-1986
Birthplace: New York City

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Film Director
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Girls

Father: Carroll Dunham (painter)
Mother: Laurie Simmons (photographer)
Sister: Grace Dunham

    High School: St. Ann's School, Brooklyn Heights, NY
    University: Eugene Lang College, New School for Social Research
    University: Oberlin College (2008)

    Jewish Ancestry Maternal

    TELEVISION
    Girls Hannah Horvath (2012-)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Tiny Furniture (15-Mar-2010)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Don't Think Twice (13-Mar-2016)
    Happy Christmas (19-Jan-2014)
    This Is 40 (20-Dec-2012)
    Side by Side (Feb-2012) · Herself
    Mildred Pierce (27-Mar-2011)
    The Innkeepers (12-Mar-2011) · Barista
    PressPausePlay (Mar-2011) · Herself
    Tiny Furniture (15-Mar-2010) · Aura
    Gabi on the Roof in July (27-Feb-2010)
    The House of the Devil (6-Feb-2009) · 911 Operator [VOICE]

Appears on the cover of:
New York, 2-Apr-2012, DETAILS: HBO's New Comedy 'Girls' Is the Ballsiest Show on TV
Fast Company, Feb-2013, DETAILS: Judd Apatow & Lena Dunham say the most unspeakable things
Interview, Feb-2013, DETAILS: Lena Dunham, Girls on Fire
Entertainment Weekly, 8-Feb-2013, DETAILS: The Brilliant, Dirty, Twisted, Beautiful Mind Behind Girls: How Lena Dunham Became the Voice of a Generation
Rolling Stone, 15-Feb-2013, DETAILS: Lena Dunham: Anxiety, Bad Sex & the Best Show on TV

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