Liesl Tommy

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Place of Birth Cape Town, South Africa

Liesl Tommy

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.

Known For

Director

Born a Crime

as Director

2021
Respect

as Director

2019
Mrs. Fletcher

as Director

2016
Queen Sugar

as Director

2016
Insecure

as Director

2015
2010
The Walking Dead

as Director