Jennifer Konner

Jennifer Konner (born 1971), credited professionally as Jenni Konner, is an American director, writer and producer. She works mostly in television and is best known as the showrunner and writer of the HBO series Girls. In 2016, she directed the season finale of the fifth season of Girls entitled "I Love You Baby" and in 2017, she directed the episode "Latching," which served as the season and series finale; both episodes were co-written by Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham, and Konner. With Lena Dunham, she runs a production company as well as the feminist newsletter, Lenny Letter. 2Early life Konner grew up in Los Angeles, California. She is daughter of American television writer Lawrence Konner. Konner graduated from Sarah Lawrence College. 2Career After finishing school, Konner began working with friend and writing partner Alexandra Rushfield. They were both hired as writers for Judd Apatow’s sitcom Undeclared. They then went on to create two short-lived network shows together: Help Me Help You and In the Motherhoo