Euzhan Palcy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Euzhan Palcy

French film director, writer and producer

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1958

Place of Birth: Fort-de-France, Martinique, France

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Euzhan Palcy (born January 13, 1958) is a film director, writer and producer from Martinique, French West Indies.
She is notable for being the first black woman director of a film produced by a major Hollywood studio (MGM), for A Dry White Season (1989), as well as being the only woman filmmaker to have directed Marlon Brando, whom she brought back to the screen after a gap of nine years.
Palcy is the first black director (male or female) to direct an actor to an Oscar nomination and the first black director to win a César Award, the highest French film award.
She is also the first black director to win a Venice Film Festival Award (Silver Lion).