Dee Rees

Director, Writer, Producer

February 7, 1977 (49 years)
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

  • Mudbound
    Mudbound2017
  • The Last Thing He Wanted
    The Last Thing He Wanted2020
  • Masters of the Air
    Masters of the Air9 episodes
  • Pariah
    Pariah2011
  • Electric Dreams (2017)
    Electric Dreams (2017)1 season
  • Bessie
    Bessie2015
  • Space Force
    Space Force2 seasons
  • Upload
    Upload4 seasons
  • Saint X
    Saint X8 episodes
  • When We Rise
    When We Rise13 episodes
  • Empire (2015)
    Empire (2015)6 seasons
  • Pariah
    Pariah2007

Featured Videos

  • Dee Rees On Hillary's Book
    Dee Rees On Hillary's BookMudboundNov 20, 2017

Filmography

2023
Little Richard: I Am Everything · as Executive Producer
2023
Saint X · as Executive Producer
2020
2017
Mudbound · as Executive Producer

2024
Hollywood Black · as Self (archive Footage)
2018
2018
The Oscars · as Self - Presenter & Nominee
2015
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee
2012
2005
2005
2004
2004
Tavis Smiley · as Self
2002
1996
The Daily Show · as Self
1975

2024
Masters of the Air · as Teleplay
2015
Bessie · as Story