Dee Rees
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 7 Feb 1977 (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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. 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.
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Known for
Mudbound201783Pop Score out of 100
The Last Thing He Wanted202038Pop Score out of 100
TVPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams201770Pop Score out of 100
Pariah201179Pop Score out of 100
Bessie201574Pop Score out of 100
TVSaint X202356Pop Score out of 100
Little Richard: I Am Everything202377Pop Score out of 100
Pariah2007Not rated yet
Filmography
- TBAAn Uncivil WarDirector · Screenplay
- 2024Hollywood BlackTVas Self (archive footage) · 4 episodes
- 2024Masters of the AirTVDirector · Teleplay · 2 episodes
- 2023Saint XTVExecutive Producer · Director · 8 episodes
- 2023Little Richard: I Am EverythingExecutive Producer