Lena Dunham is an American writer, director, actress, and producer, best known as the creator and star of the HBO series Girls. She began with Tiny Furniture, a semi-autobiographical independent film, and her books include the essay collection Not That Kind of Girl and the memoir Famesick, which writes about living with chronic pain while building a career in the public eye. Dunham also wrote and directed the 2022 films Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy.
