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American director, producer, and screenwriter

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Lee Daniels is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial film debut with Shadowboxer (2005), followed by Precious (2009) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. He has since directed The Paperboy, The Butler (2013), The United States vs.

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Filmography 21

The Butler2013 · ★ 7.3
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire2009 · ★ 7.3
Monster's Ball2001 · ★ 6.8
The Paperboy2012 · ★ 5.5
Agnes and His Brothers2004
The Deliverance2024 · ★ 6.0
The Woodsman2004 · ★ 6.8
The United States vs. Billie Holiday2021 · ★ 6.5
Concrete Cowboy2020 · ★ 6.1
Pimp2018
Shadowboxer2005 · ★ 5.2
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall2016 · ★ 7.0
The Reading2023
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?2025
Tennessee2008
The Black List: Volume Three2010
A Little Off Mark1986
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey2021
Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn2023
Stealth
Terms of Endearment

52 credits on file

Television 11

Late Night with Seth Meyers2014
BoJack Horseman2014
Sherri2022
Empire2015
Star2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015
The Wonder Years2021
The Ms. Pat Show2021
Indie Sex2007
JANET JACKSON.2022
Our Kind of People2021

Awards 5

2010Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award
2010Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
2010GLAAD Davidson/Valentini Award
2009Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Lee Daniels is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial film debut with Shadowboxer (2005), followed by Precious (2009) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. He has since directed The Paperboy, The Butler (2013), The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021), and The Deliverance (2024). He also produced the films Monster's Ball (2001), The Woodsman (2004), Tennessee (2008), Pimp (2018), and Concrete Cowboy (2020).

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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1959 · age 66
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25 languages

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