Liesl Tommy

Regie, Darsteller, Produzent

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.

Bekannt aus

  • The Walking Dead
    The Walking Dead11 Staffeln
  • Respect
    Respect2021
  • Marvel's Jessica Jones
    Marvel's Jessica Jones3 Staffeln
  • Mrs. Fletcher
    Mrs. Fletcher7 Folgen
  • Insecure
    Insecure5 Staffeln
  • Diätland
    Diätland1 Staffel
  • Dolly Parton - Everybody's Darling
    Dolly Parton - Everybody's Darling1 Staffel
  • Queen Sugar
    Queen Sugar7 Staffeln

Filmografie

2024
2021
Respect · as Fan

2021
Respect · as Executive Producer

2018
Breaking Big · as Self
2016
The 70th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee
2011
Talking Dead · as Self
1996
Theater Talk · as Self - Guest