Liesl Tommy

Liesl Tommy

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Cape Town, South Africa 6 credit(s) Popularity 0.2
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 Aug...
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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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Dolly Parton's Heartstrings poster
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
as Director
2019-11-22
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Mrs. Fletcher poster
Mrs. Fletcher
as Director
2019-10-27
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Insecure poster
Insecure
as Director
2016-10-09
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Queen Sugar poster
Queen Sugar
as Director
2016-09-06
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Marvel's Jessica Jones poster
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Director
2015-11-20
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The Walking Dead poster
The Walking Dead
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2010-10-31
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