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MARY LOU BELLI is an Emmy Award winning director, writer, producer. Among her recent directorial credits are multiple episodes of the Hart of Dixie on the CW, Second Generation Wayans, Reed Between the Lines, and The Game, for BET. She has also directed seven consecutive seasons of Girlfriends on the UPN and the CW. A ground breaking web series director, Mary Lou did the pilots and multiple episodes of 3Way, winner of 2 Logo awards and The AfterEllen.com 2008 Best Web Series award, Jenifer Lewis and Shangela one of IndieGogo’s top 10 web series of 2012, and Work in Progress, Mother Fakers, and Flavors now in post production.
Mary Lou has directed an additional 150+ television episodes among them are: Monk, Wizards of Waverly Place, Sister, Sister, Living with Fran starring Fran Drescher, Misconceptions starring Jane Leeves, and Eve starring hip hop artist Eve, as well as The Hughleys, Major Dad, and Charles in Charge. Episodes she directed of The Game, Girlfriends and One on One have all been nominated or won multiple Prism Awards.
She has co-authored three books: The NEW Sitcom Career Book, now in it’s second edition, Acting for Young Actors, and Directors Tell the Story which recently added China to its list of international markets.