Hanelle M Culpepper is an American television and film director, best known for her work in television directing episodes of 90210, Parenthood, Criminal Minds, Revenge, Grimm, and Star Trek: Discovery along with other series.
11 Facts About Hanelle Culpepper
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Hanelle Culpepper directed the thriller feature films Within, Deadly Sibling Rivalry, Murder on the 13th Floor and Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer.
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Hanelle Culpepper directed and co-executive produced the pilot of the series revival of Kung Fu.
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Hanelle Culpepper grew up in Alabama in a family that loved movies and television.
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Hanelle Culpepper's father worked as a lineman for a telephone company in Birmingham.
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Hanelle Culpepper became one of the first African American executives at the company.
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Hanelle Culpepper's mother was a homemaker who later worked in a bank and the city government.
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Hanelle Culpepper is a 1988 alumna of Indian Springs School, a private high school outside of Birmingham.
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Hanelle Culpepper is the director and co-executive producer of the pilot of Kung Fu.
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Hanelle Culpepper said that she is honored to introduce "an authentic and honest portrayal of a Chinese American family".
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In 2021, Hanelle Culpepper was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for her work on the pilot of Star Trek: Picard, "Remembrance".