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Dianne Houston

Film Director / Screenwriter / Television Director / Film Producer / Playwright | * 07/22/1954 (69) | Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA))
Dianne Houston is an African-American film director, producer and screenwriter. She is the first, and thus far only, African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for work she directed. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | War

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Tuesday Morning Ride is based on the short story "A Summer Tragedy" by Arna Bontemps, a Harlem Renaissance writer. Set in the 1930s, the story depicts an old man and woman -- he a stroke victim, she b ...

Tuesday Morning Ride

Certification unknown

1995 | 3.2/5 | 35min
 
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A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new sty ...

Take the Lead

PG-13

2006 | 3.4/5 | 1h 48min
Comedy, Music, Drama
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A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne. ...

Empire

TV-14

2015 | 3.6/5 | 43min per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Dianne Houston

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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Movies with Dianne Houston as Actress(1)

as herself2003 Sisters in Cinema

Movies with Dianne Houston as Crew(11)

Writing/Writer2023 American Pride
Writing/Screenplay2023 Seacole
Directing/Director2023 Freedom Hair
Writing/Writer2023 Freedom Hair
Directing/Director2017 Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
Writing/Writer2016 Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le
Directing/Director2015 Runaway Island
Writing/Screenplay2006 Take the Lead
Writing/Teleplay2005 Knights of the South Bronx
Directing/Director1995 Tuesday Morning Ride
Writing/Screenplay1994 Override

TV Shows/Series with Dianne Houston as Crew(6)

Writing/Writer2017 When We Rise
Writing/Writer2015 Empire
Directing/Director2015 Empire
Directing/Director2002 Presidio Med
Directing/Director2001 Crossing Jordan
Directing/Director2000 Strong Medicine

Full Name: Dianne Houston
Born: Thursday, 07/22 1954 (July) in Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 69 years + 278 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Howard University
Dianne Houston frequently works together with these people:
Tim Kring (6x, Crew)
Lee Daniels (4x, Crew)
Dustin Lance Black (4x, Crew)
Yvonne Welbon (4x, Crew)
Danny Strong (3x, Actor)
Philip Casnoff (3x, Actor)
Rob Fresco (3x, Crew)
Ethan Sandler (3x, Actor)
Rod Pederson (3x, Actor)
Dig Wayne (3x, Actor)
Gina St. John (3x, Actress)
Catherine Crouch (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:468005, Added: 09/29/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024