Darnell Martin was born on January 7, 1964 in Bronx, New York, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Cadillac Records (2008), Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) and The Lost Valentine (2011). She is married to Giuseppe Ducrot.
With her debut feature, I Like It Like That (1994), she was reputedly the first black American woman to write and direct a film for a major Hollywood studio.
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Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995.
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Appeared on a Candid Camera episode as a child, in which Funt tried to convince her to sell her dog. She wouldn't.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grimm
2011-2015
TV Series 4 episodes
Unforgettable
2014
TV Series 1 episode
Wish You Well
2013
The Vampire Diaries
2013
TV Series 1 episode
Chicago Fire
2013
TV Series 1 episode
Firelight
2012
TV Movie
The Mentalist
2011
TV Series 1 episode
Detroit 1-8-7
2011
TV Series 1 episode
The Lost Valentine
2011
TV Movie
Happy Town
2010
TV Series 2 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2002-2010
TV Series 10 episodes
Law & Order
2003-2010
TV Series 5 episodes
Gossip Girl
2010
TV Series 1 episode
Trauma
2010
TV Series 1 episode
Mercy
2010
TV Series 1 episode
Life on Mars
2008-2009
TV Series 2 episodes
Cadillac Records
2008
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Kidnapped
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Saved
2006
TV Series 2 episodes
South Beach
2006
TV Series 1 episode
Grey's Anatomy
2005
TV Series 1 episode
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
TV Movie
Soul Food
2003
TV Series 1 episode
Dragnet
2003
TV Series 2 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2002
TV Series 1 episode
Prison Song
2001
ER
1997
TV Series 2 episodes
Oz
1997
TV Series 3 episodes
Homicide: Life on the Street
1996
TV Series 1 episode
I Like It Like That
1994
Suspect
1992
Short
Samantha Fox: Just One Night
1991
Video short
Beyond
2017
TV Series 1 episode completed
Sleepy Hollow
2017
TV Series 1 episode
Incorporated
2016
TV Series 1 episode
The Walking Dead
2016
TV Series 1 episode
The Night Shift
2016
TV Series 1 episode
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cadillac Records
2008
written by
Prison Song
2001
written by
I Like It Like That
1994
written by
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nowhere Fast
1997
Darnell
Deadly Obsession
1989
Denise
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Def by Temptation
1990
second assistant camera
Do the Right Thing
1989
second assistant camera
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
El circulo vicioso
2003
associate producer
Prison Song
2001
executive producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Anyone But You
2010
Short very special thanks
Medicine for Melancholy
2008
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Side by Side
2012
Documentary
Herself
Playing Chess: The Making of Cadillac Records
2009
Video documentary short
Herself
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee
1995
TV Series
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1994
NYFCC Award
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Best New Director
I Like It Like That (1994)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Director, Network/Cable Television
Firelight (2012)
2009
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Cadillac Records (2008)
2009
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
Cadillac Records (2008)
2008
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Director
Cadillac Records (2008)
2008
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Cadillac Records (2008)
2008
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
2006
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Director - Television
Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
2006
DGA Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television
$1.5 Million
