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Dianne Houston (born July 22, 1954, in Washington, D.C.) is an African-American film director, producer and screenwriter. She became interested in theater while attending Howard University, and her first plays were produced in 1977. In 1990, she wrote for ''Brewster Place'', a show produced by Harpo Productions. After this, Oprah Winfrey became a supporter and financial backer on occasion. In 1994, she directed the short film ''Tuesday Morning Ride'', which starred Ruby Dee and Bill Cobbs, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1995. She is the only African-American woman to be nominated for directing work. She has since directed for a variety of TV series, including ''NYPD Blue'' and ''Crossing Jordan'', while continuing in film work. As a screenwriter, she worked on ''Take the Lead'' among other projects. ==Early life and career beginnings== Dianne Houston was born on July 22, 1954, in Washington, D.C. She developed an interest in theater when her mother taught her how to read and write. She states she never played with dolls because she found them boring. Instead, she would play with stuffed animals because, in her eyes, stuffed animals had true unique personalities. At the age of eight or nine, she began to write scripts for her stuffed animals and learned stage directions from a riverboat toy that opened up and became a stage. The boat came with characters and scripts allowing her to explore her imagination and become more inspired to become an actress. Trained as an actress, she was very active in the D.C theater circuit. Houston wanted to be a child star. She was deeply disappointed when she failed to gain a role as a Mouseketeer on the Walt Disney TV series ''The Mickey Mouse Club''. In her teens, Houston left D.C. to try her luck in New York, but became frustrated with the quality of acting roles available to black women. Houston resumed her education and attended Howard University in northwestern Washington, D.C. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dianne Houston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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