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.
Filmography
Ratings
Average 7.07
Based on 1.38 Million movie and tv ratings over time
2010
2016
2019
2021
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Birth PlaceCape Town, South Africa
CitizenshipsSouth Africa, United States of America
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
- Liesl Tommy
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons