About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1969-06-10
Place of birth:
USA
Website:
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Gina Prince-Bythewood

Overview

Gina Prince-Bythewood (born Gina Maria Prince on June 10, 1969) is an American film director and writer. Her primary credits as a director include the films Disappearing Acts and Love & Basketball, produced by Spike Lee and starring Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan, which won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.

Bythewood attended UCLA's film school, where she also ran competitive track. At UCLA, she received the Gene Reynolds Scholarship for Directing and the Ray Stark Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduates. She graduated in 1991. Along with her friends Mara Brock Akil, Sara Finney Johnson and Felicia Henderson (also a UCLA graduate), she endows The Four Sisters Scholarship.

She directed The Secret Life of Bees which was adapted from the best-selling book by Sue Monk Kidd. It was released by Fox Searchlight in October of 2008, and debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and Urbanworld Film Festival that same year.

Her husband is Reggie Rock Bythewood, also a film director and writer.

Known for

Acting
2023 Project Greenlight Actor Self N/A
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2018 Half the Picture Actor Self 59
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Directing
2022 The Woman King Directing Director 73
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2020 The Old Guard Directing Director 69
Fair
2014 Beyond the Lights Directing Director 63
Fair
2008 The Secret Life of Bees Directing Director 67
Fair
2000 Disappearing Acts Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Love & Basketball Directing Director 65
Fair
1998 Bowl of Pork Directing Director N/A
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1997 Progress Directing Director N/A
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1991 Stitches Directing Director N/A
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Children of Blood and Bone Directing Director N/A
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An Untamed State Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat Writing Screenplay 59
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2018 Nappily Ever After Writing Writer 66
Fair
2017 Before I Fall Writing Screenplay 68
Fair
2014 Beyond the Lights Writing Writer 63
Fair
2008 The Secret Life of Bees Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
2000 Love & Basketball Writing Writer 65
Fair

Production
2023 Project Greenlight Production Executive Producer N/A
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2022 Women of the Movement Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2017 Shots Fired Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
2003 Biker Boyz Production Producer 60
Fair
An Untamed State Production Producer N/A
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The Old Guard 2 Production Producer N/A
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