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Dee Rees | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Rees in 2012 | |
| Born | Diandrea Rees February 7, 1977 |
| Alma mater | New York University Florida A&M University |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Sarah M. Broom |
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.
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]
- ^ Daniels, Karu F. (May 14, 2015). "Filmmaker Dee Rees Gets Queen Latifah to Bare All in 'Bessie'". NBC News.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (May 5, 2015). "Dee Rees, Shonda Rhimes Developing Historical Drama 'Warmth of Other Suns' For FX". Variety.
- ^ Vollmer, Deenah (December 15, 2011). "How Dee Rees Built a Cocoon". Interview.
- ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (2014). "Not Singing the Blues". Directors Guild of America.
- ^ "United States Artists » Dee Rees". Retrieved 2023-02-26.