Smile April 2015 - page 42

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As expected, Lena Dunham, the
star and creator of HBO’s
Girls,
is candid and funny. Wearing a
blue dress by her favorite French
couture house, Carven, the
Golden Globe winner proves on
the day of our interview that she
doesn’t mince words.
The writer and director of the
acclaimed indie film
Tiny Furniture
discusses everything from her
parents (painter Carroll Dunham
and designer-photographer Laurie
Simmons) and her boyfriend,
musician Jack Antonoff, to the
challenge of writing for her
Girls
character, Hannah.
The outspoken New Yorker has
been nominated for eight Emmy
Awards as a producer, writer,
director and actor and has earned
a pair of Golden Globe Awards
for
Girls.
Dunham was also the first
woman to bag a Directors Guild of
America award for helming a TV
comedy series. And in 2013,
Time
magazine named her as one of the
100 Most Influential People in the
World.
Can you describe your
relationship with your
boyfriend, Jack Antonoff?
Both my boyfriend and I have
parents who have been married
for 40 years. We both really
value commitment. I would say
About a girl
LENA DUNHAM, CREATOR OF THE HIT
HBO SHOW
GIRLS,
HAS BEEN HAILED
AS THE VOICE OF HER GENERATION.
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