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  • Worked as a marketer and publicist for 14 years, prior to becoming a filmmaker.
  • Made her directorial debut with the 2008 hip hop documentary, This Is the Life.
  • Is the founder of ARRAY, a distribution collective dedicated to the promotion of films by people of color and women filmmakers.
  • Was the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her work in Selma.
  • In 2015, Mattel created a Barbie Doll in her likeness, which sold out in 16 minutes.
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Ava DuVernay
August 24, 1972 (age 52)
Long Beach, California, USA

Bio

  • Worked as a marketer and publicist for 14 years, prior to becoming a filmmaker.
  • Made her directorial debut with the 2008 hip hop documentary, This Is the Life.
  • Is the founder of ARRAY, a distribution collective dedicated to the promotion of films by people of color and women filmmakers.
  • Was the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her work in Selma.
  • In 2015, Mattel created a Barbie Doll in her likeness, which sold out in 16 minutes.
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