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Crystle Roberson is an African-American filmmaker, writer, and television producer. She was honored by Women in Film &Television with the ''Woman to Watch Award'' in 2008. She was a director for television series including ''Greenleaf'' on the Oprah Winfrey Network, plus All American (CW), ''
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'' (
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), ''
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'' (
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), and more.


Career / film / television

Today, Roberson is a member of the
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. Her first award from HBO,
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, and
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for her short film ''Next Door’s Next'' (2009), led her to write and direct indie projects including ''Private Garden'' with
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, and ''The Black Cage'' with
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. She directed more shorts such as ''The End Again'' featuring
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and ''Black Girls Guide to Fertility'' with Raney Branch. In 2021, she was Producing Director on
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’s premiere season of
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and 2 episodes of BMF (Black Mafia Family - Season 2) for STARZ. Recently, she's directing Season 2 of The Gilded Age on HBO, and she's also the Producing Director for 2 episodes on Season 4 of ''Genius: MLK/X'' (episode 4 & 6).


Filmography

*'' Greenleaf - List of Greenleaf episodes - 2019, 2021'' *'' Queens (American TV series) - 2021'' *'' Sacrifice (TV series) 2021'' *''
American Soul ''American Soul'' is an American musical drama television series, created by Jonathan Prince and Devon Greggory, that premiered on February 5, 2019, on BET. The series tells the story of Don Cornelius and the creation of his legendary music and ...
- 2020'' *'' BMF (TV series) - 2023'' *'' Long Slow Exhale - 2022'' *''
Delilah (American TV series) ''Delilah'' is an American television drama series, created by Craig Wright, and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films and Warner Bros. Television. The series premiered on OWN on March 9, 2021 ran for eight episodes until April 27, ...
- 2021'' *''
Ambitions (TV series) ''Ambitions'' is an American drama television series created by Jamey Giddens and Will Packer, and executive produced by Will Packer Productions and Lionsgate Television. The series stars Robin Givens as the glamorous and powerful Stephanie ...
- 2019'' *''
Diary of a Future President ''Diary of a Future President'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Ilana Peña which premiered on Disney+ on January 17, 2020. Gina Rodriguez serves as an executive producer through her company I Can & I Will Productions, ...
- 2021'' *''
Bigger (TV series) ''Bigger'' is an American Television comedy, comedy television series executive produced by Will Packer that premiered on September 19, 2019 on BET+. On February 18, 2020, BET+ announced the series was renewed for a second season which premiered ...
- 2019'' *'' All American - List of All American episodes - 2021, 2022''


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Official Page
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