As a young man,
Lee Daniels recalls the life-changing event that brought him to today sitting in a movie theater watching the roller coaster life of Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues.
Although his career took a few turns along the way, including owning and operating a nursing agency and working as a casting director and manager, he surpassed his early dreams during the past two decades by producing Monster’s Ball and The Woodsman, and directing Precious and Lee Daniel’s The Butler. He is also known for Empire and Star, his two series on Fox-TV.
Now the multi-award-winning director is causing a stir with his new movie