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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.
Dianne Houston. Writer: Take the Lead. Born and raised in Washington DC, Houston left home at age 16 to work in experimental theater in New York City. Her early work and study was with such theater greats as Liz Swados, Joseph Papp, Joe Chaikin, Peter Brook, La Mama, Woody King, and Ntozake Shange.
Dianne Houston has written, directed, and produced for film and television for over two decades. In 2005, diagnosed with stage 3 cancer and the new mother of two, Houston checked out of the professional world to deal with matters of health and family.
Dianne Houston – Writer+Director. Instagram. BIO. WORK. AWARDS. Academy Award Nominee. WGA Nomination. NAACP Image Award Nomination. Winner 2017 Gracie Award – Surviving Compton.
0 Followers, 416 Following, 89 Posts - Dianne Houston (@iamdiannehouston) on Instagram: "Writer, Director, Producer, Parent, bodaciously happy Black woman!"
Dianne Houston (born July 22, 1954, in Washington, D.C.) is an African American film director, producer and screenwriter. She became interested in theater while attending Howard University, and her first plays were produced around 1977. About 1990, she wrote for Brewster Place, a show produced by Harpo Productions. After this, Oprah Winfrey became a supporter and, on occasion, financial backer ...
Dianne Houston talks about the process of creating a script for "Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, and Michel'le"Host: Brittany K. JacksonVideo: Aaron Brumfield
