FILM DIRECTOR

Dee Rees

1977 - Today

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Diandrea Rees (born February 7, 1977) is an American screenwriter and director. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dee Rees is the 2,031st most popular film director (down from 2,026th in 2019), the 19,498th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,194th in 2019) and the 628th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dee Rees ranks 2,031 out of 2,041. Before her are Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Raghava Lawrence, Meghna Gulzar, Martin Wood, and Mason Ewing. After her are Robert Lorenz, Funke Akindele, Don Hertzfeldt, Tanuja Chandra, Kunal Kohli, and Gauri Shinde.

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Among people born in 1977, Dee Rees ranks 1,179. Before her are Paul Buchheit, Vivek Murthy, Duncan Oughton, Raúl Valdés, Tamar Braxton, and Paul Goodison. After her are Funke Akindele, Vasundhara Das, Mahela Jayawardene, Morris Peterson, Anjum Chopra, and Ryk Neethling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dee Rees ranks 19,506 out of 20,380. Before her are Dierks Bentley (1975), Oliver Lafayette (1984), Kyle Massey (1991), Ace Hood (1988), Jazmine Sullivan (1987), and A. J. DeLaGarza (1987). After her are Becky Sauerbrunn (1985), Kevin Porter Jr. (2000), Shawn Daivari (1984), Thomas Gilman (1994), Andrew Rock (1982), and Maggie Lindemann (1998).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Dee Rees ranks 628. Before her are Jay Duplass (1973), Lena Waithe (1984), Lucky McKee (1975), Josh Trank (1984), Benh Zeitlin (1982), and Jordan Vogt-Roberts (1984). After her are Robert Lorenz (2000), Don Hertzfeldt (1976), Charles Randolph (2000), Tom Cross (2000), and Allen Coulter (2000).

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