Neema Barnette

Neema Barnette
Born (1949-12-14) December 14, 1949 (age 74)
New York City, United States
Occupation(s)Director, producer
Years active1982–present
SpouseReed R. McCants (1 child)

Neema Barnette is an American film director and producer,[1][2] and the first African-American woman to direct a primetime sitcom.[3] Barnette was the first African-American woman to get a three-picture deal with Sony Pictures.[4] Since then, she accumulated a number of awards, including a Peabody, an Emmy and an NAACP Image Award.[5]

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  4. ^ Lundberg, Bengt (August 4, 2016). "Museologi som vetenskapligt fält". Nordisk Museologi (2): 39. doi:10.5617/nm.3563. ISSN 2002-0503.
  5. ^ O'Falt, Chris (September 14, 2016). "'Queen Sugar': Director Neema Barnette is Ava Duvernay's Secret Weapon In Shattering the Glass Ceiling". IndieWire. Retrieved November 6, 2019.