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Suzanne De Passe

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Suzanne De Passe
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
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Suzanne De Passe was born on 19 July 1946 in the USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Lonesome Dove (1989), Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983) and Lady Sings the Blues (1972). She was previously married to Paul Le Mat.
BornJuly 19, 1946
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BornJuly 19, 1946
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, and Ricky Schroder in Lonesome Dove (1989)
    Lonesome Dove
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)
    Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
    8.9
    TV Special
    • Producer
    • 1983
    Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
    Lady Sings the Blues
    7.0
    • Writer(as Suzanne de Passe)
    • 1972
    Motown Returns to the Apollo
    9.1
    TV Special
    • Producer
    • 1985

    Credits

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    Producer

    • The Vivianne Carter Story
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Movie
    • A Motown Christmas (2024)
      A Motown Christmas
      5.4
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022)
      I'm Glad It's Christmas
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer (as Suzanne de Passe)
      • 2022
    • Vanessa Williams in Daytime Divas (2017)
      Daytime Divas
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Navi in Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland (2017)
      Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Errors of the Human Body (2012)
      Errors of the Human Body
      5.2
      • executive producer (as Suzzane de Passe)
      • 2012
    • The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006)
      The 2006 Black Movie Awards
      3.7
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • The Black Movie Awards (2005)
      The Black Movie Awards
      4.5
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • The Soluna Project
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2004
    • Glenn McMillan, Kirsten Storms, and Alyson Morgan in Zenon: Z3 (2004)
      Zenon: Z3
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Essence Awards (2003)
      Essence Awards
      6.6
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003)
      34th NAACP Image Awards
      3.9
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Essence Awards (2003)
      Essence Awards
      4.8
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2002
    • 32nd NAACP Image Awards (2001)
      32nd NAACP Image Awards
      4.6
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Kirsten Storms in Zenon: The Zequel (2001)
      Zenon: The Zequel
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer (as Suzanne de Passe)
      • 2001
    • Jeff Daniels, Luke Edwards, Blake Heron, Jena Malone, Anna Raj, Dov Tiefenbach, and Dan Warry-Smith in Cheaters (2000)
      Cheaters
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer (as Suzanne de Passe)
      • 2000

    Writer

    • ABFF Honors (2020)
      ABFF Honors
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • The Black Movie Awards (2005)
      The Black Movie Awards
      4.5
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (1998)
      Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)
      Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
      8.9
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1983
    • Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
      Lady Sings the Blues
      7.0
      • screenplay (as Suzanne de Passe)
      • 1972

    Script and Continuity Department

    • Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Tito Jackson, and Jackson 5 in Goin' Back to Indiana (1971)
      Goin' Back to Indiana
      8.2
      TV Special
      • script supervisor
      • 1971
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Suzanne DePasse
    • Born
      • July 19, 1946
      • USA
    • Spouse
      • Paul Le Mat1978 - 1994 (divorced, 3 children)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Portrayal
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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      As of 2024, is one of only two African-American women (the other being Dee Rees for Mudbound (2017)) to be nominated for a screenplay Oscar. Also, the only African-American woman to be nominated for Best Original Screenplay, for Lady Sings the Blues (1972).

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