Liesl Tommy
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Liesl Tommy is a South African-born theatre and film director known for her work on stage and her feature film directorial debut with the Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liesl Tommy canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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person ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American television
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Broadway theater ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway theatre
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| awardNominationFor | Eclipsed ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| directed |
Eclipsed (Broadway production)
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Frozen (stage adaptation at Disneyland) ⓘ Respect ⓘ episodes of Dietland ⓘ episodes of Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings ⓘ episodes of Insecure ⓘ episodes of Jessica Jones ⓘ episodes of Mrs. Fletcher ⓘ episodes of Power ⓘ episodes of Queen Sugar ⓘ episodes of The Good Fight ⓘ episodes of The Walking Dead ⓘ episodes of Third Watch ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Black South African ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film direction
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television direction ⓘ theatre direction ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect
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directing the Broadway production of Eclipsed ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Liesl Tommy self-link ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first Black woman nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
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surface form:
Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Play
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| notableSubject | Aretha Franklin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Eclipsed
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Frozen ⓘ
surface form:
Frozen (stage adaptation)
Insecure (episodes) ⓘ Queen Sugar (episodes) ⓘ Respect ⓘ The Walking Dead ⓘ
surface form:
The Walking Dead (episodes)
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| occupation |
director
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film director ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cape Town ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.