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Ava Duvernay
She was born Ava Marie DuVernay in Long Beach, California. -
High School
Graduated from Saint Joseph High School in Lakewood -
College
Attended the University of California at Los Angeles, earning bachelor's degrees in English and African American studies -
Awards
Winner of the Directing Award for U.S. Dramatic Film at the Sundance Film Festival. -
Nominated
She was the first Black woman to direct a movie nominated for a Best Picture Oscar with her Martin Luther King Jr. feature film Selma . -
Directed-Movies
13th -
Director- Tv Show
Queen Sugar -
AMD
AMD British Academy Britannia Award -
The 49th annual NAACP Image Awards
Comedy Series of black-ish. -
Director - Movie
A Wrinkle in Time