Hannah Einbinder is officially an Emmy-winning actress, making headlines for her role as Ava Daniels on Hacks, as well as for her comedy, talent and activism.
Keep reading to learn more about the star.
Who Are Her Parents?
Einbinder, 30, is the daughter of original Saturday Night Live cast member Laraine Newman and writer-director Chad Einbinder. Her family is Jewish, and she grew up in Los Angeles. She went to college at Chapman University before making her own mark in the entertainment world.
What Has She Starred In?
Einbinder is best known for her starring role as struggling comedy writer Ava Daniels in the HBO Max dramedy Hacks, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award in 2025.
Einbinder was also nominated in 2021, 2022, and 2024 in the Supporting Actress in a Comedy category. Earlier this year, she won the Critics Choice Award for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She’s additionally received three Golden Globe nominations. In 2021, Einbinder made Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” list, and last year she headlined her first HBO Max standup special, Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go. She’s next set to star in the film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma with Gillian Anderson.
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Is She Single?
If you’ve watched Hacks, you know Ava Daniels is an open book—but Einbinder is far more private about her personal life. Publicly identifying as bisexual, she has never revealed who she’s dating. However, she has spoken about portraying a bisexual character. “She was always queer,” Einbinder told Variety in June 2022 when asked whether Ava’s sexuality was changed after she was cast. “It was in the character breakdown, which I was so relieved to see, because it was the first bi woman I had ever had an audition for.”
She is currently single—as far as is publicly known—but her past dating history includes comedian Alex Edelman. Einbinder first sparked rumors when she brought him as her date to the Hacks Season 2 premiere, and they dated for about a year before splitting. Edelman, who stars in The Office spinoff series The Paper, later confirmed their breakup in a June 2023 New York Times interview, saying they “broke up a month ago.”
