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Tamu Blackwell

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actress
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Tamu Blackwell, Yvette Curtis, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Eric Jones, Socorro Stephens, and Adam Wade in Claudine (1974)
Claudine a maid and mother, tries to provide for her six children in Harlem while on welfare. Roop is a local dustbin man who becomes the apple of her eye and she duly wants him to know it. They set on their journey of getting to know acquainted with each other on the joyous ride of old school courting.
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Tamu Blackwell was born on 11 July 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an assistant director and actress, known for Streets of Fire (1984), Claudine (1974) and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991).
BornJuly 11, 1955
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    Known for

    Diane Lane and Michael Paré in Streets of Fire (1984)
    Streets of Fire
    6.7
    • Richmond Citizen
    • 1984
    James Earl Jones, Tamu Blackwell, Diahann Carroll, and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs in Claudine (1974)
    Claudine
    7.3
    • Charlene(as Tamu)
    • 1974
    Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
    6.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1991
    Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Norm MacDonald, and Reni Santoni in Doctor Dolittle (1998)
    Doctor Dolittle
    5.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Mario Van Peebles in Baadasssss! (2003)
      Baadasssss!
      7.3
      • second second assistant director
      • 2003
    • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
      Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
      8.1
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1999
    • Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Norm MacDonald, and Reni Santoni in Doctor Dolittle (1998)
      Doctor Dolittle
      5.4
      • second second assistant director
      • 1998
    • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
      Sisters
      7.5
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1991–1993
    • Lies of the Twins (1991)
      Lies of the Twins
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1991
    • Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
      Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
      6.3
      • second assistant director: second unit
      • 1991
    • Helen Shaver, Mariette Hartley, John Shea, and Harris Yulin in WIOU (1990)
      WIOU
      7.0
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1991
    • Her Wicked Ways (1991)
      Her Wicked Ways
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1991
    • Jury Duty: The Comedy (1990)
      Jury Duty: The Comedy
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1990
    • Dark Holiday (1989)
      Dark Holiday
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1989

    Actress

    • Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, and Sheila Kelley in Sisters (1991)
      Sisters
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Tamu
      • 1993
    • Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance (1991)
      Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Woman Witness
      • 1991
    • James Woods and Yaphet Kotto in Badge of the Assassin (1985)
      Badge of the Assassin
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Gloria Lapp
      • 1985
    • Kristy McNichol in Love, Mary (1985)
      Love, Mary
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Eugenia
      • 1985
    • Diane Lane and Michael Paré in Streets of Fire (1984)
      Streets of Fire
      6.7
      • Richmond Citizen
      • 1984
    • Crisis at Central High (1981)
      Crisis at Central High
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Caroline Fuller (as Tamu)
      • 1981
    • Joe Don Baker in Eischied (1979)
      Eischied
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Vera
      • Vera Gibbs (as Tamu)
      • 1979
    • And Baby Makes Six (1979)
      And Baby Makes Six
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Donna (as Tamu)
      • 1979
    • James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Irene Cara, Dorian Harewood, Debbi Morgan, Georg Stanford Brown, Avon Long, and Beah Richards in Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
      Roots: The Next Generations
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Bessie (as Tamu)
      • 1979
    • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
      The Jeffersons
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Betty
      • 1979
    • James at 16 (1977)
      James at 16
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Evelyn (as Tamu)
      • 1977
    • Anson Downes, Ned Gill, Kevin Hooks, Brian Kerwin, Daniel Tamm, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)
      The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Sandra Bird (as Tamu)
      • 1977
    • James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Denise Nicholas, and Tracy Reed in A Piece of the Action (1977)
      A Piece of the Action
      6.5
      • Cheryl (as Tamu)
      • 1977
    • Panic in Echo Park (1977)
      Panic in Echo Park
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Angie (as Tamu)
      • 1977
    • Visions (1976)
      Visions
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Woman (as Tamu)
      • 1976

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Tamu
    • Born
      • July 11, 1955
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Other works
      (1970's) Public Service Announcement - United Negro College Fund

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      Currently resides in Oakland, California [May 2020].

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