Dee Rees
American screenwriter and director (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diandrea Rees[1] (born February 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director.[2][3][4] She is known for her feature films Pariah (2011), Bessie (2015), Mudbound (2017), and The Last Thing He Wanted (2020). Rees has also written and directed episodes for television series including Empire, When We Rise, and Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
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Born | Diandrea Rees (1977-02-07) February 7, 1977 (age 47) |
Alma mater | New York University Florida A&M University |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | Sarah M. Broom |
Rees is the first African-American woman nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Mudbound. She has also received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, and won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film for Bessie.
Reeds received a United States Artists Fellowship in 2011.[5]