Biography
Her background reads like the history of Motown, the company where she rose through the ranks. Dropping out of college in 1967, she shocked her parents by becoming the talent coordinator at the Cheetah Club on Manhattan's East Side, a club that would later become a prime purveyor of the Latin Hustle. The next year, 1968, she met Berry Gordy, the founder and president of then Detroit-based record label Motown who hired her as his creative …
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Career Milestones
1998 | Executive produced the NBC biographical miniseries "The Temptations"; received seventh Emmy nomination | |
1998 | Wrote and executive produced the ABC retrospective salute "Motown 40: The Music Is Forever" | |
| Executive produced The WB sitcom "Smart Guy" starring Tahj Mowrey | ||
1997 | Formed management partnership with agent Michael Black | |
1996 | With McMurtry, served as executive producer of the ABC miniseries "Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk" | |
1995 | For CBS, executive produced "Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo", adapted from his novel that was a sequel to "Lonesome Dove" | |
1995 | Executive produced the CBS miniseries "Buffalo Girls", adapted from a McMurtry novel; garnered another Emmy nomination | |
| Was an executive producer of "Our On Our", an ABC sitcom about a family of entertainers starring the Smollett family | ||
| Executive produced the syndicated spin-off series "Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years/Lonesome Dove: The Early Years" | ||
1993 | Served as executive producer of "Return to Lonesome Dove", a miniseries sequel | |
1993 | Produced the popular sitcom "Sister, Sister", starring twins Tia and Tamara Mowrey; aired on ABC from 1994-1995 and The WB from 1995-1999 | |
1992 | Executive produced the ABC miniseries "The Jacksons: An American Dream"; received fifth Emmy Award nomination | |
1992 | Was executive producer of feature film "Class Act"; | |
1991 | Formed de Passe Entertainment | |
1990 | Wrote and was executive producer of the CBS variety special "Motown 30: What's Goin' On!" | |
1989 | Earned fourth Emmy nomination as executive producer of the ABC miniseries "Small Sacrifices" | |
1989 | Was executive producer of the acclaimed, Emmy-nominated CBS miniseries "Lonesome Dove"; first of numerous projects that were based on works by Larry McMurtry | |
1985 | Executive produced the five-part summer series "Motown Revue" (NBC) | |
1985 | Picked up second Emmy Award as excutive producer of "Motown Returns to the Apollo" (NBC) | |
1983 | Produced first TV-movie, "Happy Endings" (CBS) | |
1982 | Was executive producer of the Emmy-winning special "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" (NBC) | |
1981 | Named president of Motown Productions | |
1972 | Co-wrote screenplay for "Lady Sings the Blues", the biopic of Billie Holliday; shared Oscar nomination with Terence McCloy and Chris Clark | |
1968 | Joined Motown as creative assistant to Berry Gordy | |
1967 | Dropped out of college to become talent coordinator at Cheetah Club in NYC | |
Awards
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in The Temptations |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in Buffalo Girls |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in The Jacksons: An American Dream |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in Small Sacrifices |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in Lonesome Dove |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program in Motown Returns to the Apollo |
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever |
1972 | Academy Award for Writing (Story and Screenplay--Based On Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced) in Lady Sings the Blues |