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| ==Controversy== | |||
| In November 2014 Dunham and her book '']'' became a subject of controversy following a profle of Dunham by ] published in '']''. In one passage of the book Dunham describes examining her sister ]'s genitals when Dunham was 7 and Grace was 1, which Williamson characterizes as sexually inappropriate.<ref name=NR>{{cite news|last1=Williamson|first1=Kevin D.|authorlink1=Kevin D. Williamson|title=Pathetic Privilege|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/nrd/articles/390471/pathetic-privilege|accessdate=November 7, 2014|issue=November 3, 2014}}{{paywall}}</ref> The accusations were also picked up by '']'', '']'', ], and other right wing<ref>{{cite web|work=]|title=Opinion Lena Dunham deserves our sympathy. She also needs a reality check|first=Charlotte|last=Allen|date=November 6, 2014|url=http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-lena-dunham-not-that-kind-of-girl-20141104-story.html}}</ref> outlets.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McKay|first1=Hollie|title='Not That Kind of Girl': Lena Dunham's legal threats not a good idea, experts say|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/11/05/not-that-kind-girl-shocker-lena-dunham-legal-threats-not-good-idea-experts-say/|accessdate=7 November 2014|work=Fox News|date=November 5, 2014}}</ref> In an interview about the controversy in '']'', developmental psychologist ] says that the cited passages appear to match ], and do not indicate abuse.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wenner Moyer|first1=Melinda|title=Lena Dunham’s Totally Normal Childhood|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/11/04/lena_dunham_sibling_sexual_abuse_allegations_ridiculous_and_dangerous.html|accessdate=November 7, 2014|work=Slate|date=November 4, 2014}}</ref> Child sexual abuse expert ] said that the single incident was not an indication of abuse, and psychologist ] said that the incidents described in the book were "within the norms of childhood sexual behavior."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clark-Flory|first1=Tracy|title=Child therapists: Stop freaking out about Lena Dunham|url=http://www.salon.com/2014/11/04/child_therapists_stop_freaking_out_about_lena_dunham/|accessdate=November 7, 2014|work=Salon|issue=November 4, 2014}}</ref> | |||
| The '']'' reported that one sentence written by Lena Dunham from the book stood out: "Basically, anything a sexual predator might do to woo a small suburban girl, I was trying."<ref name=TLAT>{{cite web|work=]|title=Lena Dunham apologizes for her 'comic use' of 'sexual predator'|first=Christine|last=D'Zurilla|date=November 4, 2014|url=http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-81876655/}}</ref> | |||
| Dunham denied the charges.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rosenberg|first1=Alyssa|title=What Lena Dunham has that the rest of us deserve|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2014/11/06/what-lena-dunham-has-that-the-rest-of-us-deserve/|accessdate=November 7, 2014|work=The Washington Post|date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> Dunham later apologized for the some of the wording in the book, which she described as insensitive.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rothman|first1=Michael|title=Lena Dunham Apologizes for 'Sexual Predator' Section in Her Book|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/lena-dunham-apologizes-sexual-predator-section-book/story?id=26685074|accessdate=November 7, 2014|work=Good Morning America|agency=ABC News|date=November 4, 2014}}</ref> | |||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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| Lena Dunham | |
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 Dunham at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Supporting Characters | |
| Born | (1986-05-13) May 13, 1986 (age 38) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, director, producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Parent(s) | Carroll Dunham Laurie Simmons |
| Relatives | Grace Dunham (sister) |
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Lena Dunham (/ˈlinə ˈdʌnəm/ LEE-nə DUN-um; born May 13, 1986) is an American actress, screenwriter, producer, and director. She wrote and directed the independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), and is the creator, writer and star of the HBO series Girls. She has received eight nominations for Emmy Awards as a writer, director, actress and producer and won two Golden Globe Awards for Girls. Dunham is also the first woman to win a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Director in a Comedy Series.
Early life
Dunham was born in New York City, New York. Her father, Carroll Dunham, is a painter, and her mother, Laurie Simmons, is an artist and photographer, and a member of the Pictures group. Laurie is known for her use of dolls and doll-house furniture in her photographs of setup interior scenes. Dunham has described herself as feeling "very culturally Jewish, although that’s the biggest cliché for a Jewish woman to say”; her father is Protestant, and her mother is Jewish.
She has a younger sister, Grace, a 2014 graduate of Brown University, who appeared in Dunham's first film, Creative Nonfiction, and starred in her second film, Tiny Furniture.
Dunham was raised in Brooklyn and spent her summers in a house in Salisbury, Connecticut, though her parents later purchased a weekend family home in Cornwall, Connecticut.
Dunham attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, where she met Tiny Furniture actress and Girls co-star Jemima Kirke. She graduated in 2008 from Oberlin College, where she studied creative writing.
Dunham worked part-time at the West Village boutique Geminola during her college years.
Career
Dunham's 2010 feature film Tiny Furniture won Best Narrative Feature at South by Southwest Music and Media Conference, and subsequently screened at such festivals as Maryland Film Festival. Dunham herself plays the lead role of Aura. Dunham's own mother plays Aura's mother, while her real sister, Grace, plays Aura's on-screen sibling.
Dunham's television series Girls was greenlit by HBO in early 2012. The show is executive produced by Judd Apatow. Three episodes were screened to positive response at the 2012 South by Southwest Festival. The first season premiered April 15, 2012, and has garnered Dunham four Emmy nominations for her roles in acting, writing, and directing the series and two Golden Globe wins for Best Comedy Series for Girls and for herself in Best Lead Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series. In February 2013, Dunham became the first woman to win a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Director in a Comedy Series for her work on Girls.
As of January 2014, Girls has been produced for three seasons.
Dunham had a cameo in the movie Supporting Characters, along with her Tiny Furniture co-star Alex Karpovsky.
On October 8, 2012, Dunham signed a $3.5 million deal with Random House to publish her first book, an essay collection entitled Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned".
Dunham appeared in a video advertisement promoting President Barack Obama's re-election, delivering a monologue, which, according to a blog quoted in The Atlantic, tried to "get the youth vote by comparing voting for the first time to having sex for the first time". Fox News reported "intense criticism" from multiple media sources, who labeled the advertisement as "tasteless and inappropriate", but added that "not everyone was so offended". In February 2014, she was named the Recipient of Horizon Award 2014 by Point Foundation for her support to the gay community.
Dunham hosted Saturday Night Live on March 8, 2014 with musical guest The National.
In September 2014, Dunham published Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned". She dedicated the foreword of the book to her friend, Nora Ephron.
Personal life
In 2012, Dunham began dating Jack Antonoff, lead guitarist of the band Fun. She has stated that she will not get married until same-sex marriage is legalized.
Dunham was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder as a child, and continues to take a low dose of an antidepressant to relieve her anxiety.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dealing | Georgia | Short film Also writer, director |
| 2007 | Una & Jacques | Video short | |
| 2009 | The House of the Devil | 911 Operator | Voice |
| 2009 | Creative Nonfiction | Ella | Also writer, director, editor |
| 2009 | The Viewer | Voice | Short film |
| 2009 | Family Tree | Lena | Short film |
| 2010 | Gabi on the Roof in July | Colby | |
| 2010 | Tiny Furniture | Aura | Also director, writer |
| 2011 | The Innkeepers | Barista | |
| 2012 | Nobody Walks | Also co-writer | |
| 2012 | Supporting Characters | Alexa | |
| 2012 | This Is 40 | Cat | |
| 2014 | Happy Christmas | Carson |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tight Shots | Main role Also writer, director, editor | |
| 2009 | Delusional Downtown Divas | Oona | Main role Also writer, director, producer |
| 2012–present | Girls | Hannah Horvath | Main role Also creator, director, writer, executive producer |
| 2014 | Adventure Time | Betty | "Betty" (Season 5, Episode 48) |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live | Host | "Lena Dunham/The National" (Season 39, Episode 15) |
Awards and nominations
Published works
- Dunham, Lena (2014). Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned". Random House. ISBN 978-0812994995.
References
- "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly (1259): 27. May 17, 2013.
- "Lena Dunham's Big Dreams Rest On 'Tiny Furniture'". NPR. December 6, 2010.
- "Lena Dunham". Argotistonline.co.uk. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- Walker, Tim (October 6, 2012). "Lena Dunham: Could she be the voice of a generation? – Profiles – People". The Independent. London. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ Mead, Rebecca (November 15, 2010). "Downtown's Daughter". The New Yorker. Condé Nast: 38–45. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- "'Girls' writer lays bare women's insecurities". Jewish Journal. April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- Silverstein, Melissa (November 12, 2010). "Interview with Lena Dunham – Writer/Director of Tiny Furniture". Women & Hollywood. Womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- Howard, Caroline (November 12, 2010). "Names You Need to Know in 2011: Lena Dunham", Forbes
- Browne, Alix (November 4, 2011). "Living Large". Tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- Simpson, Leah (April 2, 2013). "Lena Dunham shares ANOTHER steamy lesbian kiss with co-star Jemima Kirke - Mail Online". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- Sykes, Plum (January 15, 2014). "Child's Play: Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke's First Appearance in Vogue - Vogue". Vogue. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- Tiny Furniture cast and crew. TinyFurniture.com.
- Schwartz, Karen (January 2, 2013). "The Clothes Make the 'Girls'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- Maura, Sophie. "Lena Dunham Profile – Filmmaker". Marie Clare. Retrieved February 8, 2011
- "Lena Dunham's Show 'Girls' Picked Up By HBO". Huffington Post. January 7, 2011.
- Alexis, Nadeska. "Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Picked Up by HBO". Black Book. January 7, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- Nussbaum, Emily. "It's Different for 'Girls'" New York Magazine, April 1, 2012.
- "Lena Dunham ('Girls') makes DGA history as first female to win Best TV Comedy Director". Goldderby.com. February 3, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- Maza, Erik (January 8, 2014). "'Girls' Season 3 Premieres at Lincoln Center". WWD. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- "Supporting Characters | Film Review". Slant Magazine. April 26, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- Bosman, Julie. "Lena Dunham Signs Book Deal for More Than $3.5 Million", The New York Times, October 8, 2012
- Franke-Ruta, Garance (October 25, 2012). "Lena Dunham's New Obama Ad—As Controversial As Everything She Does?". The Atlantic.
- "Critics blast Obama campaign for new ad that likens voting for Barack Obama to a young woman losing her virginity". Fox News Channel. October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- "Actress Lena Dunham named Winner of Horizon Award 2014". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- Ng, Philiana (February 25, 2014). "'Girls' Star Lena Dunham to Host 'SNL'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Daum, Meghan (September 10, 2014). "Lena Dunham Is Not Done Confessing". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ "Lena Dunham Dedicates Book Foreword To Nora Ephron". W.E.N.N. September 30, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- "Girls' Lena Dunham Is Dating Fun.'s Jack Antonoff", US Weekly, September 5, 2012.
- Migdol, Erin (January 14, 2014). "Lena Dunham Boyfriend: 'Girls' Star Won't Marry Until Gay Marriage Is Legal". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- Suval, Lauren. "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Media | World of Psychology". Psychcentral.com. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- Daum, Meghan (September 10, 2014). "Lena Dunham Is Not Done Confessing". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
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External links
- Lena Dunham at IMDb
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- Lena Dunham at the Emmys
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