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Tracy Oliver
FILMMAKER | SCREENWRITER
Graduated from NYFA LA Campus in 2005
Tracy Yvonne Oliver is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. Oliver made history as the first Black woman to write a film that grossed over $100 million with Girls Trip (2017). Her other major credits include Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016), Little (2019), and the Amazon series Harlem, which she created. Oliver also created and wrote the BET television series First Wives Club and wrote the screenplay to the 2019 film adaptation of The Sun Is Also a Star.
One of her early works that first gained attention was co-creating and starring in the web series The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl (2011-2012) alongside Issa Rae. Oliver continues to champion diverse storytelling through her company, Tracy Yvonne Productions, under an eight-figure deal with Apple.
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