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Liesl Tommy

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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...

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Film

1 Title
Respect
6.8
FILM
Respect2021

Series

6 Titles
The Walking Dead
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The Walking Dead2010–
Marvel's Jessica Jones
7.5
SERIES
Marvel's Jessica Jones2015–
Insecure
7.1
SERIES
Insecure2016–
Queen Sugar
7.6
SERIES
Queen Sugar2016–
Mrs. Fletcher
7.3
SERIES
Mrs. Fletcher2019–
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
7.0
SERIES
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings2019–
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