Kim Director

Kimberly Ann Director (born November 13, 1974) is an American actress. She has played the roles of Kim Diamond in Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000), and Stevie in Inside Man (2006). Beginning in 2017, she has appeared as a recurring guest star on the HBO series The Deuce.

Kim Director
Born
Kimberly Ann Director

(1974-11-13) November 13, 1974
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationFilm/television actress
Years active1998–present

Early life

Raised in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Director graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair in 1993.[1] She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1997.[1]

Career

Director's first film role was in 1998's He Got Game, directed by Spike Lee.[2] This was followed by Summer of Sam in 1999 and Bamboozled in 2000, both films also directed by Lee.[2] Her breakout performance came in the film Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 as the hard-core Goth girl, Kim Diamond.[3][4] She went on to act in the independent films Unforeseen, Tony n' Tina's Wedding, Charlie's Party, Live Free or Die, Life is Short, and A Crime with Harvey Keitel.[5] Director reunited with Spike Lee for the film She Hate Me in 2004, and in 2006 played Stevie the bank robber in Lee's Inside Man.[2]

Kim Director has appeared in guest roles on television shows Sex and the City, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Miami, Shark, Life, Cold Case, Unforgettable, and Orange is the New Black. She had a recurring role as the Cavewoman on the series Cavemen.[5]

Her recent roles include HBO's The Deuce and the Bianca in the Netflix series She's Gotta Have It.[6]

Director is a trained stage actress and appeared in the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical Company at the Kennedy Center. She also appeared in the play Guinea Pig Solo by Brett C. Leonard at the Public Theater with LAByrinth Theater Company (Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz, artistic directors). She also worked at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York in the play The Wood written by Dan Klores and directed by David Bar Katz.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998 He Got Game Lynn N/A
1999 Summer of Sam Dee N/A
2000 Bamboozled Starlet N/A
Blair Witch WebFest Kim N/A
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Kim Diamond N/A
2002 Unforeseen Cashier N/A
2004 Tony n' Tina's Wedding Connie N/A
She Hate Me Grace N/A
2005 Charlie's Party Zoe Fields N/A
2006 Live Free or Die Donna N/A
Inside Man Stevie N/A
Life Is Short Erin Short film
A Crime Ashley N/A
2010 Errand_boy Bobbi Short film
2014 The Last American Guido Rose Michelle N/A
2016 Detours Grace Giraldi N/A
Delinquent Officer Reynolds N/A
2017 The Super Teacher N/A
2018 Homecoming Revenge Andrea Lifetime TV film
2020 Death Rider in the House of Vampires Carmilla Joe

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Law & Order Waitress Episode: "Bronx Cheer"
2003 Sex and the City Gracie Episode: "The Post-it Always Sticks Twice"
2004 Law & Order Young Female Undercover Cop Episode: "Coming Down Hard"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jocelyn Shapiro / Lori Purcell Episode: "Collective"
2006 CSI: Miami Gloria Williams Episode: "Rampage"
Shark Veronica Dale Episode: "Dial M for Monica"
2007–2008 Cavemen Heather Three episodes
2008 Life Cheryl Price Episode: "Find Your Happy Place"
Cold Case Marisa D'Amico Episode: "The Dealer"
2012 Unforgettable Kate Jordan Episode: "The Following Sea"
Erroneous Convictions Jessica Kraft Episode: "Pilot"
2013 Orange Is the New Black Diane Vause Episode: "Fucksgiving"
2014 The Good Wife Angela Moretti Episode: "Parallel Construction, Bitches"
Gotham Lacey White Episode: "Spirit of the Goat"
2016 Elementary Beth Stone Episode: "Render, and Then Seize Her"
2017-2019 The Deuce Shay Recurring
She's Gotta Have It Bianca Tate Recurring

References
  1. Weiskind, Ron (November 4, 2000). "'Witch' Watch". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Kim Director". British Film Institute. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. Osenlund, R. Kurt (April 18, 2013). "Sinful Cinema – Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2". Slant. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. Kim R. Holston; Tom Winchester (2018). Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Film Sequels, Series and Remakes: An Illustrated Filmography, Volume II (1996–2016). McFarland. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4766-2985-8.
  5. "Kim Director". TV Guide. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  6. Petski, Denise (November 8, 2016). "'She's Gotta Have It' Adds Kim Director; 'Vikings' Casts Ida Marie Nielsen". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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