About

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Place of birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Leslie Harris

Overview

Leslie Harris (born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1960) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Her early film work consisted of animations and live action shorts. With her 1992 film Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., Leslie Harris became the first African-American woman director, writer, producer and executive producer to win a Special Jury Prize at The Sundance Film Festival for Best Feature Film. Harris has lectured on film making and film at Tulane University, Wellesley College, Portland State University, Columbia University and the Canadian Film Institute. Harris has also taught both screenwriting and film production classes as both a full-time and adjunct professor at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Known for

Acting
2010 New York Conversations Actor N/A
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2009 Directors on Directing Actor Self N/A
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1994 Bessie Coleman: A Dream to Fly Actor Lady in Red N/A
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1993 Made in the USA Actor Self 58
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Directing
1994 Bessie Coleman: A Dream to Fly Directing Director N/A
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1993 Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Directing Director 59
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Writing
1994 Bessie Coleman: A Dream to Fly Writing Writer N/A
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1993 Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Writing Writer 59
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Production
1994 Bessie Coleman: A Dream to Fly Production Producer N/A
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1993 Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Production Executive Producer 59
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