Lena Dunham
American writer and actress
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| 2025 | Involved as executive producer, co-creator, writer, and director for the TV series 'Too Much' |
| 2024 | Acted in and produced the film 'Treasure' as the character Ruth |
| 2024 | An episode of Finding Your Roots revealed Dunham is a descendant of Stephanus van Cortlandt, the first native-born mayor of New York City. |
| 2023 | Appeared as herself in the documentary 'Judy Blume Forever' |
| December 2023 | Netflix announces Too Much, a new series co-created, written, executive produced, and directed by Dunham, set to go into production the following year in the United Kingdom. |
| 2022 | Lena Dunham was nominated for Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards for her work on 'Catherine Called Birdy'. |
| 2022 | Dunham's second feature film, Sharp Stick, is released to mixed reviews. |
| 2022 | Wrote and directed the films Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy. |
| October 7 2022 | Catherine Called Birdy begins streaming on Prime Video. |
| September 23 2022 | Catherine Called Birdy is released in a limited theatrical release by Amazon Studios. |
| September 12 2022 | Catherine Called Birdy, Dunham's third film which she directed, wrote, and produced, has its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. |
| January 2022 | Ahead of the Sundance premiere of her film Sharp Stick, Dunham was accused by autistic advocate Amy Gravino of 'ghosting' her after initially showing interest in consulting about the film's portrayal of neurodiversity. |
| 2021 | Served as executive producer for 'Generation' and wrote the episode 'Gays and Confused' |
| 2021 | Appeared in the film 'Music' as an Administrator on Phone with Zu |
| 2021 | Dunham has a small role in Music, directed by Sia, and serves as an executive producer on HBO Max's Generation. |
| September 2021 | Dunham married Luis Felber in a Jewish ceremony at the Union Club in Soho. |
| January 2021 | Dunham began dating English-Peruvian musician Luis Felber after being set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. |
| 2020 | Acted in two films: 'The Stand In' as Lisa and 'Honeydew' with a cameo role as Delilah |
| 2020 | Dunham directs and serves as an executive producer on the first episode of HBO's Industry. |
| July 2020 | Dunham reported her COVID-19 experience on Instagram, describing severe symptoms for three weeks. |
| April 2020 | Dunham celebrated two years of sobriety. |
| March 2020 | In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Dunham announces she will write a serialized novel called Verified Strangers, published on Vogue's website. |
| 2019 | Dunham and Alissa Bennett start The C-Word Podcast, produced by Luminary. |
| August 2019 | Dunham launches a new production company called Good Thing Going, with a first-look deal with HBO. |
| July 26 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is released, featuring Dunham's role as Catherine 'Gypsy' Share. |
| 2018 | Dunham entered rehab for an addiction to benzodiazepines and stopped taking Klonopin. |
| October 2018 | Dunham was hired to write a screenplay for a film based on Doaa Al Zamel's refugee memoir, a decision that received criticism from those who felt a Syrian woman should have been hired to tell the story. |
| October 2018 | Dunham and Konner announced the shutdown of Lenny Letter, reportedly due to declining subscribers and failure to build momentum on other platforms. |
| October 2018 | Dunham and Konner split as producing partners and dissolve their production company following the expiration of their HBO contract. |
| August 2018 | Dunham is announced to appear in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Catherine 'Gypsy' Share. |
| July 25 2018 | Camping holds a panel at the Television Critics Association's annual summer press tour. |
| February 2018 | Dunham wrote an essay for Vogue about her decision to have a hysterectomy due to endometriosis. |
| February 2018 | A Casual Romance Productions announces the HBO remake of Camping, with Dunham and Konner as showrunners and writers, starring Jennifer Garner. |
| 2017 | Portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult. |
| December 2017 | Dunham and Jack Antonoff separated amicably after dating for several years. |
| November 2017 | Dunham defended Girls writer Murray Miller against sexual assault allegations by actress Aurora Perrineau, initially claiming insider knowledge. After immediate backlash, she apologized and acknowledged that every woman deserves to be heard. |
| November 2017 | Following a controversial letter denouncing Aurora Perrineau's sexual assault accusation, Zinzi Clemmons announced she would no longer contribute to Lenny Letter, criticizing Dunham's racism. |
| February 2017 | Dunham appeared on the Glamour magazine cover, praising the publication for featuring an unedited photo that left her cellulite visible. |
| 2016 | Dunham begins working on her second book to be published by Random House. |
| December 2016 | Dunham declared on a podcast that she wished she had had an abortion to better understand women's experiences, a comment that was widely condemned as insensitive. She subsequently issued a lengthy apology on Instagram. |
| September 2016 | Dunham criticized NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. for his interactions with her at the Met Gala, making controversial comments about his perceived reaction to her, which were widely seen as an example of 'white entitlement'. She later apologized for her characterization. |
| 2015 | Created Lenny Letter, a feminist online newsletter, with Girls showrunner Jenni Konner. |
| 2014 | Released her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's 'Learned'. |
| 2013 | Included in Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. |
| 2012 | Lena Dunham began dating Jack Antonoff, lead guitarist of the band fun. and founder of Bleachers. |
| 2012 | Created, wrote, and starred in the HBO television series Girls, which ran until 2017 and earned her multiple Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. |
| 2010 | Wrote, directed, and starred in her semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture, winning the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. |
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