Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film and television director, writer and producer.
Works
The Deliverance
Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
Release Date:2024-08-16
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:462
Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn
An inspiring love story about a self-described “poor, gay, black man from North Philly” on his historic run for the United States Senate. But this race is about more than taking on the political competition. It’s about taking on an entire system.
Release Date:2023-03-17
Character:Self
Vote Count:1
The Reading
After a deadly home invasion, Emma (Mo'Nique Hicks) copes by writing a book, but when a young psychic and her team perform a reading in her home, a new terror is unleashed.
Release Date:2023-02-02
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:30
Sherri
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews.
Release Date:2022-09-12
Character:Self - Guest
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:7
JANET JACKSON.
The documentary takes viewers through Janet Jackson's life and career, contain never-before-seen footage, and feature home videos from the legendary artist. Jackson discusses her controversial 2004 Super Bowl halftime show performance with Justin Timberlake, her father Joe Jackson, the death of her brother Michael Jackson, and more.
Release Date:2022-01-28
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:19
The Wonder Years
A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a turbulent time. Inspired by the classic series of the same name.
Release Date:2021-09-22
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:32
Vote Count:201
Our Kind of People
A strong-willed single mom sets out to reclaim her family's name and make an impact with her revolutionary haircare line but discovers a dark secret about her own mother's past that will turn her world upside-down.
Release Date:2021-09-21
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:12
Vote Count:20
The Ms. Pat Show
A woman from Atlanta finds herself in conservative middle America where she lives her life as a reluctant suburban mom.
Release Date:2021-08-12
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:38
Vote Count:18
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
Release Date:2021-03-31
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:274
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey
A conversation moderated by Oprah Winfrey with Lee Daniels, Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, and Susan-Lori Parks takes a peek behind the curtains of the new Hulu Original Film, The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Watch how the film unapologetically presents the icon’s Incredibles and tragic life
Release Date:2021-02-23
Character:Self
Vote Count:2
Concrete Cowboy
Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.
Release Date:2020-09-13
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:189
Pimp
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
Release Date:2018-11-09
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Vote Count:32
Star
Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day to take control of her destiny. She tracks down her sister, Simone, and her Instagram bestie, Alexandra, and together, the trio journeys to Atlanta with the hope of becoming music superstars.
Release Date:2016-12-14
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Character:Video Director
Episode Count:48
Vote Count:138
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.
Release Date:2016-02-06
Character:Self
Vote Count:75
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
Release Date:2015-08-02
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:17
Empire
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
Release Date:2015-01-07
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Self
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:725
BoJack Horseman
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
Release Date:2014-08-22
Character:Flea Daniels (voice)
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:2482
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
Release Date:2014-02-25
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:98
The Butler
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Release Date:2013-08-16
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:2881
The Paperboy
As investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story with the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff.
Release Date:2012-09-14
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Bartender
Vote Count:752
The Black List: Volume Three
Documentary film interviews leading African Americans on race, identity, and achievement.
Release Date:2010-02-08
Character:Self
Vote Count:4
Precious
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret; She can't read.
Release Date:2009-11-06
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1640
Tennessee
The story of three people who strive to realize their dreams. Brothers Carter and Ellis set out on a road trip to their childhood home in a desperate search for their estranged father, who may hold the key to their future.
Release Date:2008-04-26
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:11
Indie Sex
Indie Sex is a 2007 American television documentary film directed by Lesli Klainberg.
Release Date:2007-08-01
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:19
Shadowboxer
Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.
Release Date:2005-09-09
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Character:Man in Steam Room
Vote Count:71
The Woodsman
After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near a schoolyard is a child molester prowling for his next victim.
Release Date:2004-12-24
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:488
Monster's Ball
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
Release Date:2001-06-07
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Vote Count:987
Terms of Endearment
A look at the complex relationship between a mother and her dying daughter. A remake of the 1983 film TERMS OF ENDEARMENT.
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Agnes and His Brothers
Focuses on three very different siblings, all searching for happiness. Hans-Jörg is a sex addicted librarian, who is interested in young students. Werner is a successful politician with a dysfunctional family. Agnes, a trans woman, works as a table dancer in a night club. The three brothers just have one thing in common: their longing for a happy life.
Release Date:2004-10-13
Character:Henry Preminger
Vote Count:31
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
In this parody of "Spinal Tap," a documentary film crew follows comic Billy Crystal as he prepares for a concert; the second half of the film is the actual concert itself.
Release Date:1986-08-09
Department:Production
Job:Casting
Vote Count:1
A Little Off Mark
Writer-director Robert Wheaton’s story of a shy guy, Mark (Parros), trying all the wrong moves to meet the right girl rides high on a romantic sensibility. Although at first it’s hard to imagine the handsome Mark having trouble with the ladies, Parros gives a charming performance as the nice guy who finishes last. UCLA’s north campus features prominently as this would-be Romeo’s ever-hopeful hunting ground.
Release Date:1986-07-25
Character:Steve
Vote Count:1
Purple Rain
A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.
Release Date:1984-07-27
Department:Production
Job:Casting Assistant
Vote Count:377
Stealth
A film adaptation of the superhero crime fighter comic.
Department:Directing
Job:Director