Lena Dunham
- Producer
- Writer
- Actress
New Yorker Lena Dunham is the daughter of a painter,
Carroll Dunham and
Laurie Simmons, a designer and
photographer. Dunham was educated at Oberlin College, Ohio, graduating
with a creative writing degree. It was while at Oberlin that she began
writing shorts and feature films. In 2009, Dunham created the web
series
Delusional Downtown Divas (2009),
which gained a cult following.
Also in 2009, Dunham released
Creative Nonfiction (2009),
her first feature film. She went on to write, direct and star in
Tiny Furniture (2010), which
scored two Independent Spirit Award nominations. In 2012, Dunham came
to the attention of a wider audience with the HBO series
Girls (2012) created by and starring
Dunham and executive produced by
Judd Apatow.
Carroll Dunham and
Laurie Simmons, a designer and
photographer. Dunham was educated at Oberlin College, Ohio, graduating
with a creative writing degree. It was while at Oberlin that she began
writing shorts and feature films. In 2009, Dunham created the web
series
Delusional Downtown Divas (2009),
which gained a cult following.
Also in 2009, Dunham released
Creative Nonfiction (2009),
her first feature film. She went on to write, direct and star in
Tiny Furniture (2010), which
scored two Independent Spirit Award nominations. In 2012, Dunham came
to the attention of a wider audience with the HBO series
Girls (2012) created by and starring
Dunham and executive produced by
Judd Apatow.
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