Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn

JANET JACKSON.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey

Star

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Empire

BoJack Horseman

The Paperboy

The Black List: Volume Three

Indie Sex

Shadowboxer

Agnes and His Brothers

A Little Off Mark

The Deliverance

The Reading

The Wonder Years

Our Kind of People

The Ms. Pat Show

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Concrete Cowboy

Pimp

The Butler

Precious

Tennessee

The Woodsman

Monster's Ball

Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started

Purple Rain

Terms of Endearment

Stealth

Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He made his directorial film debut with Shadowboxer (2005), followed by Precious (2009) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. He has since directed The Paperboy (2012, which he co-wrote), The Butler (2013), The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021), and The Deliverance (2024). He also produced the films Monster's Ball (2001), The Woodsman (2004), Tennessee (2008), Pimp (2018), and Concrete Cowboy (2020).
Daniels has co-created and co-executive produced the TV series Empire (2015–2020) and Star (2016–2019), both set in the music industry.

Lee Daniels