Tracy Oliver
Tracy Oliver | |
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Education | Stanford University (BA) University of Southern California (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Writer, producer, director, actress |
Tracy Yvonne Oliver is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actress. Oliver originally starred in the web series
Oliver has co-written three movies:
Career
Oliver is an alum of
Oliver partnered with
She re-teamed with Barris on the 2019 film Little, which he co-produced and she co-wrote; she also received a "story by" credit.[7] She also wrote the screenplay of the 2019 film The Sun Is Also a Star, based on Nicola Yoon's novel.
Oliver also created and wrote the BET television series First Wives Club.[2] She directed an episode of the show, making her directorial debut.
Oliver serves as creator, writer, and executive producer of the
A follow-up to Girl's Trip is reportedly in the works, with Oliver having written a treatment for it.
Oliver was included on the 2020 Ebony Power 100 List.[12] More recently, she signed an overall deal with Apple.[13]
Filmography
Television
Year(s) | Series | Functioned as | Ref. | ||||
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Writer | Creator | Executive producer | Actress | Director | |||
2011–2012 | The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl
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Yes | No | No | Yes[a] | No | [4] |
2012–2013 | The Neighbors | Yes | No | No | No | No | [14] |
2014–2015 | Survivor's Remorse | Yes[b] | No | No | No | No | [15] |
2019–2021 | First Wives Club | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | [16] |
2021 | Harlem | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | [17] |
Film
Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | Ref. | ||
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Writer | Executive producer | Director | ||||
2016 | Barbershop: The Next Cut | Yes | No | No | [15] | |
2017 | Girls Trip | Yes | No | No | [4] | |
Trip | Yes | No | Yes | Short film | [18] | |
2019 | Little | Yes | No | No | [19] | |
The Sun Is Also a Star | Yes | Yes | No | [20] | ||
2022 | The Blackening | Yes | No | No | [21] |
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "'Girls Trip' screenwriter Tracy Oliver talks making movie history". NBC News. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ a b Lopez, Kristen. "Tracy Oliver Brings The Past Back With 'First Wives Club' And More". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "BET Networks Partners With Tracy Oliver's Production Company, Tracy Yvonne Productions, on the Return of "PROJECT CRE8"". www.businesswire.com. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ a b c d e f Obenson, Tambay (2019-05-16). "'Girls Trip' Screenwriter Tracy Oliver Has a Winning Strategy: Show Nerve". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ a b c "Writer Tracy Oliver Opens Up About Issa Rae, 'First Wives Club' And Her Real 'Girls Trip'". Essence.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Tracy Oliver Rewrites the Script for Her Career". Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Harriot, Michael (January 9, 2019). "#BlackGirlMagic: Black-ish Star Marsai Martin Set to Become Youngest Executive Producer in Hollywood History". The Grapevine. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Jacobs, Meredith (14 January 2020). "Amazon Studios Announces Cast for Untitled Tracy Oliver Project". TV Insider. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ a b "Tracy Oliver Sets Main Cast for Amazon Comedy Series, Reunites With 'Girls Trip' Director Malcolm D Lee". TheWrap. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (2020-03-29). "Tiffany Haddish Says She and Her 'Girls Trip' Co-Stars Are Blazing Ahead on a Sequel". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ Harris, Hunter (2019-06-19). "Little's Tracy Oliver Is Rewriting All Your Favorite Movies. Clueless Is Next". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ #teamEBONY (2020-02-26). "2020 EBONY POWER 100 LIST". EBONY. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Tracy Oliver Inks Eight-Figure Overall Deal at Apple". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ White, Peter (March 25, 2021). "Tracy Oliver Lands Eight-Figure Overall Deal With Apple". Deadline. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Penrice, Ronda Racha (April 15, 2016). "Meet Tracy Oliver, Who Will Make You Laugh at Barbershop: The Next Cut". The Root. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Turchiano, Danielle (June 23, 2020). "Tracy Oliver on Finding the Humor, Heart and Heist of 'First Wives Club'". Variety. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Jones, Marcus (3 November 2021). "Harlem trailer touts guest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Jasmine Guy, and a Cousin Skeeter reunion". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Williams, Aaron (September 20, 2017). "Jhene Aiko Searches For Love And Closure In Her Short Film 'Trip'". Uproxx. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (April 22, 2019). "'Little' Screenwriter Speaks Out Against Film's 'Insensitive' Transphobic Joke: 'I Did Not Write It'". IndieWire. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia; Sun, Rebecca (May 31, 2018). "'Riverdale' Star Charles Melton Joins Yara Shahidi in 'The Sun Is Also a Star' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Radheyan Simonpillai, "TIFF 2022: The Blackening is horror comedy, not trauma porn" Archived 2022-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. Now, September 9, 2022.
External links
- Tracy Oliver at IMDb