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Gina Prince-Bythewood
AKA: Cee Marcellus · Gina Maria Prince
Directing
Born: 1969
USA
14 Global Credits
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Biography
Gina Maria Prince-Bythewood (born June 10, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. She began her career as a writer for multiple television shows in the 1990s, including the anthology series CBS Schoolbreak Special, for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. Prince-Bythewood made her feature film directorial debut with Love & Basketball (2000), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award.
Her other works include Disappearing Acts (2000), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Beyond the Lights (2014). She became the first black woman to direct a major comic-book film The Old Guard (2020). Prince-Bythewood earned nominations for Best Director at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the British Academy Film Awards for The Woman King (2022).
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Her other works include Disappearing Acts (2000), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Beyond the Lights (2014). She became the first black woman to direct a major comic-book film The Old Guard (2020). Prince-Bythewood earned nominations for Best Director at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the British Academy Film Awards for The Woman King (2022).
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Known For
A Different World
Executive Producer
2026 · US
Hollywood Black
Self
2024 · US
Women of the Movement
Director, Executive Producer
2022 · US
Directors on Directors
Self
2021 · US
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
Director
2018 · US
Genius
Executive Producer
2017 · US
Shots Fired
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
2017 · US
Everybody Hates Chris
Director
2005 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| A Different World | 2026 | Executive Producer |
| Hollywood Black | 2024 | Self |
| Women of the Movement | 2022 | Director, Executive Producer |
| Directors on Directors | 2021 | Self |
| Marvel's Cloak & Dagger | 2018 | Director |
| Genius | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Shots Fired | 2017 | Director, Executive Producer, Writer |
| Everybody Hates Chris | 2005 | Director |
| The Bernie Mac Show | 2001 | Director |
| Felicity | 1998 | Writer |
| A Different World | 1987 | Writer |