Gina Prince-Bythewood
American filmmaker (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gina Maria Prince-Bythewood (born June 10, 1969)[1] is an American film director and screenwriter.[2] She began her career as a writer for multiple television shows in the 1990s, including the anthology series CBS Schoolbreak Special, for which she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. Prince-Bythewood made her feature film directorial debut with Love & Basketball (2000), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award.
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Born | Gina Maria Prince (1969-06-10) June 10, 1969 (age 54) |
Education | UCLA |
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Known for | Love & Basketball The Secret Life of Bees Beyond the Lights The Woman King |
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Children | 2 |
Her other works include Disappearing Acts (2000), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), and Beyond the Lights (2014). She became the first black woman to direct a major comic-book film The Old Guard (2020). Prince-Bythewood earned nominations for Best Director at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the British Academy Film Awards for The Woman King (2022).