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Liesl Tommy
Cape Town, South Africa
Liesl Tommy is a South African-American director. Primarily known for her stage work, Tommy became the first woman of color to be nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction o…
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Liesl Tommy is a South African-American director. Primarily known for her stage work, Tommy became the first woman of color to be nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, for directing the Broadway production of Danai Gurira's Eclipsed (2017). She made her feature film directorial debut with the biopic Respect, based on the life of singer Aretha Franklin, starring Jennifer Hudson and released in August 2021.
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2021
Respect
Movie Director
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2019
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
TV show Director
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2019
Mrs. Fletcher
TV show Director
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2016
Insecure
TV show Director
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2016
Queen Sugar
TV show Director
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2015
Marvel's Jessica Jones
TV show Director
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2010
The Walking Dead
TV show Director
