- First short film, Dealing (2006), premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, UT; first feature, Creative Nonfiction (2009), played at South by Southwest in Austin, TX.
- In 2009, was named one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker magazine.
- Made breakthrough by writing, directing and starring in Tiny Furniture (2010), a low-budget indie hit shot in 18 days in her family's New York apartment (it also starred her sister and mother, the photographer Laurie Simmons); it won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Narrative Feature Award at South by Southwest.
- Created HBO's Girls, which premiered in 2012 and costars high-school friend Jemima Kirke, who was also in Tiny Furniture.
- Other work includes the Web series Tight Shots and Delusional Downtown Divas.
- 2012, Emmy — Outstanding Comedy Series: Nominee
- 2012, Emmy — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Nominee
- 2012, Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Nominee
- 2011, Independent Spirit Awards — Best First Screenplay: Winner
- 2013, Emmy — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Nominee
- 2013, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: Winner
- 2014, Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Nominee
- 2013, Emmy — Outstanding Comedy Series: Nominee
- 2014, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: Nominee
- 2015, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: Nominee
- 2011, Independent Spirit Awards — Best First Feature: Nominee
- 2012, Emmy — Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Nominee
- 2013, Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Nominee
- Grace Dunham — Sister
- Jack Antonoff — Significant Other
- Laurie Simmons — Mother
- Carroll Dunham — Father
- Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, United States (2008)
- Birth Place: New York, New York, United States
- Profession: Writer, Director, Producer, Actor
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