Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks

Actor · Director · Writer

Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States
May 10, 1963

Biography

Suzan-Lori Parks is an American playwright, screenwriter, musician and novelist. Her 2001 play Topdog/Underdog won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002; Parks is the first African American woman to achieve this honor for drama. Description above from the Wikipedia article Suzan-Lori Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

The United States vs. Billie Holiday
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
6.5
/ English
Native Son
Native Son
5.5
/ English
Girl 6
Girl 6
5.1
/ English
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
5.7
/ English
The Topdog Diaries
The Topdog Diaries
10.0
/ English
The Making of Plus One
The Making of Plus One
5.0
/ English
The Black List: Volume One
The Black List: Volume One
6.5
/ English
Anemone Me
Anemone Me
No Rating Yet
/ English
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
No Rating Yet
/ English
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey
The United States vs. Billie Holiday Special: Lee Daniels and Cast Interviewed by Oprah Winfrey
9.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021Nominee

Best Writing

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Native Son
2019Nominee

Best Writing

Native Son

Girl 6
1996Nominee

Best Writing

Girl 6

Career Highlights

Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005Highlight

Best Writing

Their Eyes Were Watching God

The Topdog Diaries
2002Highlight

Best Performance

The Topdog Diaries

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