Leslye Headland

Leslye Headland is an openly lesbian American writer and director known for Sleeping with Other People (2015), Russian Doll (Netflix, 2019–2022, which she co-created with Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler and won numerous Emmy Awards), and The Acolyte (Disney+/Star Wars, 2024). She has been openly lesbian throughout her career and has spoken about the importance of queer perspectives in genre work and the gradual opening of the entertainment industry to queer showrunners.