Scene from Girls / TV series (2012)

Alternate Names: אליסון האוול ויליאמס, الیسون ویلیامز, アリソン・ウィリアムズ, 艾莉森·威廉姆斯

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• College Musical (2014) as Bianca

Most Important Roles:

• M3GAN 2.0 (2025) as Gemma
• A Goodbye to Girls (2017) as Self
• Peter Pan Live! (2014) as Peter Pan
• College Musical (2014) as Bianca
• Unveiling the Horror of Get Out (2017) as Self
• Past Forward (2016) as Woman #1
• Get Out (2017) as Rose Armitage
• Regretting You (2025) as Morgan Grant
• The Perfection (2018) as Charlotte

Career Highlights:

• M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
• A Goodbye to Girls (2017)
• Peter Pan Live! (2014)
• College Musical (2014)
• Unveiling the Horror of Get Out (2017)
• Past Forward (2016)
• Get Out (2017)
• Regretting You (2025)
• The Perfection (2018)

Awards:

• Nominated for 1 MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Villain (2017)
• Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2018)
• Nominated for 1 NTFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress (2017)
• Nominated for 1 Fright Meter Award - Best Supporting Actress (2017)
• Nominated for 1 Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2016)
• Nominated for 1 CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition (2018)
• Nominated for 1 Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast (2018)
• Nominated for 1 GMS Award - Best Song/Recording Created for Television (2016)
• Nominated for 1 The BAM Award - Best Cast (2017)
• Nominated for 1 Golden Scythe - Best Actress in a Leading Role (2024)

Allison Williams (born April 13, 1988) gained prominence for her role as Marnie Michaels in HBO's comedy-drama series Girls (2012-2017), earning a Critics' Choice Award nomination. Her breakthrough came with the role of Rose Armitage in Get Out (2017), earning nominations from MTV Movie Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She has since starred in horror films The Perfection (2018) and M3GAN (2022), where she also executive produced, cementing her status as a 'scream queen'. Her latest role is Lucy Smith in Showtime's miniseries Fellow Travelers (2023).

Alternate Names: 莉娜·杜汉姆, لینا دانهام

Physical Characteristics:

• Height: 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)

First Appearances:

• Pressure (2006) as

Most Important Roles:

• Don't Think Twice (2016) as Self
• Judy Blume Forever (2023) as Self
• Tiny Furniture (2010) as Aura
• Sharp Stick (2022) as Heather
• The Innkeepers (2011) as Barista
• PressPausePlay (2011) as Self
• Gabi on the Roof in July (2010) as Colby
• This Is 40 (2012) as Cat
• Creative Nonfiction (2009) as Ella
• Side by Side (2012) as Self

Career Highlights:

• Don't Think Twice (2016)
• Judy Blume Forever (2023)
• Tiny Furniture (2010)
• Sharp Stick (2022)
• The Innkeepers (2011)
• PressPausePlay (2011)
• Gabi on the Roof in July (2010)
• This Is 40 (2012)
• Creative Nonfiction (2009)
• Side by Side (2012)

Awards:

• Nominated for 1 American Comedy Award - Best Comedy Actress - TV (2014)
• Won BAFTA TV Award - Best International (2013)
• Won DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series (2013)
• Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2014)
• Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (2013)
• Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series (2013)
• Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2013)
• Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2012)
• Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (2015)
• Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (2014)
• Won Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (2013)
• Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical (2014)
• Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical (2012)
• Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay (2022)
• Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance (2010)
• Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Director (2010)
• Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit Award - Best Screenplay (2023)
• Won Independent Spirit Award - Best First Screenplay (2011)
• Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature (2011)
• Won New Generation Award (2010)

Lena Dunham (/ˈliːnə ˈdʌnəm/; born May 13, 1986) is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. She started her career writing, directing, and starring in her semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. She has since written and directed the 2022 films Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy.

In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2014, Dunham released her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned". In 2015, along with Girls showrunner Jenni Konner, Dunham created the publication Lenny Letter, a feminist online newsletter. The publication ran for three years before its discontinuation in late 2018.

Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters, This Is 40 (2012), and Happy Christmas (2014). She voiced Mary in the 2016 film My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Aside from Girls, she has played guest roles on television in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult.

Dunham's work and her outspoken presence on social media and in interviews have attracted significant controversy, praise, criticism, and media scrutiny throughout her career.

Lena Dunham