Directed credits
7
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Liesl Tommy
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 6All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 1966571
IMDb ID: nm8217935
Known for: Directing
Place of birth: Cape Town, South Africa
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2010 - 2021
Years active: 12
Average TMDB rating: 7.32
Wikidata: Q24570110
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Director (7)
Biography
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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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Liesl Tommy.
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Directed Series
Series directed by Liesl Tommy.
6.7
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Mrs. Fletcher
Director • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.1
Insecure
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Queen Sugar
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.1
The Walking Dead
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
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8.1
The Walking Dead
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.5
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Insecure
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Queen Sugar
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.7
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Mrs. Fletcher
Director • 2 eps
2019 Series