Lee Daniels

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Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film and television director, writer and producer.

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Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of three men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Two chefs are sitting at a table in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman singing into a microphone in front of a band; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a suit stands in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man in a white suit with a black bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a young man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a tuxedo standing in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman are talking to each other in front of a crowd of onlookers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a white dress with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a white shirt and black bow tie; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in front of a plate of food with a knife and a fork; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and tie walking through a room; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A young woman is sitting in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a long red dress standing in front of an audience; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a red dress singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a young boy are touching each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a military uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Two men are sitting at a bar with drinks; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people standing in a field of cotton; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting at a table with a plate in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman is singing into a microphone while a man plays drums behind her; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and tie in front of an audience; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing in front of a microphone on a stage; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting at a table eating food; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person with a large afro; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black and white dress with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with a flower in her hair is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and a hat standing next to a man in a red suit; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a yellow dress standing next to two other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A city street filled with lots of traffic at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing on a stage in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with a flower in her hair is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman holding a microphone in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman wearing a blue hat with a feather on it; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black and white dress with a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman sitting in a row boat kissing; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a tuxedo sitting in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a blue hat and a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of men standing next to each other on a porch; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people sitting around a table eating food; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a pink dress singing into a microphone; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing on a stage holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in a car looking out the window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man and woman in formal attire; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a white shirt and black bow tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting at a table eating a doughnut; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a picture of george washington; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman sitting in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a hat standing next to another man in a field; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing on a stage in front of a microphone; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people sitting next to each other in front of an american flag; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man standing next to a car with a straw hat on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing in front of an audience in a theater; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman are kissing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress singing into a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman and a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a white dress holding a microphone on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a kitchen preparing food on top of a counter; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A person standing in front of an arched door way; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a chef's hat looking down at his face; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of men in white shirts and bow ties; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting on a chair holding a man's hand in front of a crowd of people; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – An older man and a younger woman hugging; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a suit and a top hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in front of a bus with a bag on his lap; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – An old black and white photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Two people hugging each other in a crowd; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – Three men in white shirts and black ties kneading dough; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black and white dress is singing; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a white shirt and a black bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in front of a mirror eating a sandwich; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Butler” (2013), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman in a kitchen eating a piece of fruit; Medium shot, Low angle

Precious

(2009)

The Butler

(2013)

Monster's Ball

(2001)

The Paperboy

(2012)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

(2021)