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

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, plus All American (CW), ''

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'' (

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), '' American Soul'' (

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), and more.

Career / film / television

Today, Roberson is a member of the

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. Her first award from

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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

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. Recently, she's directing Season 2 of

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, 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'' *''

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- 2021'' *''

Sacrifice (TV series) ''Sacrifice'' is an American thriller television series that premiered on BET+ as a pilot movie on December 19, 2019, followed by the official series premiere on November 4, 2021. Creator Chris Stokes announced the renewal for a second season on ...

2021'' *'' American Soul - 2020'' *''

BMF (TV series) ''BMF'' (or ''Black Mafia Family'') is an American crime drama television series created by Randy Huggins, which follows the Black Mafia Family, a drug trafficking and money laundering organization. The series premiered on September 26, 2021, o ...

- 2023'' *''

Long Slow Exhale ''Long Slow Exhale'' is an American women's basketball drama television series created by Pam Veasey for Spectrum Originals and BET. From Paramount Television Studios, Veasey executive produced alongside her former ''L.A.'s Finest'' collaborator ...

- 2022'' *''

Delilah (American TV series) ''Delilah'' is an American television drama series, created by Craig Wright (playwright), Craig Wright, and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films and Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television. The series premiered on O ...

- 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'' *''

- 2021'' *''

Bigger (TV series) ''Bigger'' is an American 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 on April 22, 2021 ...

- 2019'' *'' All American - List of All American episodes - 2021, 2022'' *'' Power Book III: Raising Kanan - 2025''

References

External links

Official Page
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