Sam Bailey (director)

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Sam Bailey
Born
Samantha Bailey

1989 (age 35–36)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Writer, director, producer, actress
Years active2015–present
Notable workYou're So Talented, Brown Girls

Samantha Bailey (born 1989) [1] is an American writer, producer, director, and actress. She is known for the web series You're So Talented and Brown Girls .

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Career

Bailey was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois in the Logan Square neighborhood. [2] She began stage acting as a teenager and received her bachelor's degree from Columbia College Chicago. [3]

After graduation, Bailey began acting professionally in the city's theatre community. [3] She was frustrated by the quality of roles she was cast in and used that frustration to inform writing a sketch that would become You're So Talented. She rose to prominence for the self-produced web series, a semi-autobiographical story about a struggling 25-year-old actress in Chicago. It was her first time directing and writing. [4] You're So Talented was nominated for a Gotham Award in 2015. [5]

In 2017 she co-produced the web series Brown Girls with poet Fatimah Asghar, which starred two young women coming to terms with queer identity, and navigating career and relationships. [3] The series received a nomination for a 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. [4] Bailey and Asghar signed a deal to develop the series with HBO. [4]

She co-produced the short documentary film Masculine/Masculine with Hank Jones at the 2018 LA Film Fest. [6]

Bailey has directed episodes of the television series Alone Together , First Wives Club , East of La Brea, Grown-ish , Loosely Exactly Nicole , and Dear White People , for which she was also a writer and producer. [1] [4] [5]

In April 2022, Bailey was selected to direct episodes of the superhero streaming series Ironheart , set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [7]

Personal life

Bailey resides in Los Angeles. [5]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2015 Gotham Awards Breakthrough Series - Short Form [5] You're So TalentedNominated
2017 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama [4] Brown Girls Nominated
2019 SXSW Grand Jury Award for Episodic Pilot [9] East of La BreaNominated

References

  1. 1 2 ""I Want to Play": Talking with Sam Bailey". The Rumpus.net. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. ↑ Irby, Samantha (2019-08-12). ""I Want to Play": Talking with Sam Bailey". The Rumpus.net. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. 1 2 3 Golden, Brian. "Filmmaker Sam Bailey Offers a Fresh Take on Young Women of Color". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kai, Maiysha (2018-11-29). "Brown Girls and Beyond: Sam Bailey Is Adding New and Needed Voices to Our Narrative". The Root. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Vickery, Morgan (2019-10-16). "Q&A | Sam Bailey". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  6. ↑ Kwateng-Clark, Danielle (25 September 2018). "New Short Film Imagines a World Where Men Are the Oppressed". Vice.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  7. ↑ Kit, Borys (April 11, 2022). "Marvel's 'Ironheart' Finds Its Directors While Ryan Coogler Boards as Executive Producer". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "30 Under 30 2018: Hollywood & Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  9. ↑ "SXSW 2019 Schedule". SXSW 2022 Schedule. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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