Bille Woodruff

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Bille Woodruff is an American director of film, television and music videos, noted for directing many videos for a number of R&B and hip-hop artists such as Toni Braxton, with whom he has worked 10 times since 1996. Woodruff directed the videos for some of Braxton's biggest singles, including "Un-Break My Heart", "You're Makin' Me High", and "He Wasn't Man Enough". On the tv screen, he has directed shows like Yellowjackets, Empire and many more.

Biography[]

He was raised in Virginia and went to the University of Maryland, College Park.^[1]

Filmography[]

Cinematographer[]

TV Series[]

"Tacky House" (2009) | Cinematographer

Director[]

Movie(s)[]

"Honey" (2003) | Director
"Beauty Shop" (2005) | Director
"Honey 2" | Director
"A Very Larry Christmas" (2013) | Director
"Addicted" (2014) | Director
"The Perfect Match" (2016) | Director
"Honey: Rise Up and Dance" (2018) | Director
"Two Beats One Soul" (2018) | Director

Music Video(s)[]

"Optimistic" by Sounds of Blackness (1991) | Director
"Nobody Knows" by The Tony Rich Project (1996) | Director
"Back to the World" by Tevin Campbell (1996) | Director
"You Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton (1996) | Director
"Like a Woman" by The Tony Rich Project (1996) | Director
"Leavin'" by The Tony Rich Project (1996) | Director
"I'm Not Giving You Up" by Gloria Estefan (1996) | Director
"Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton (1996) | Director
"In My Bed" by Dru Hill (1996) | Director
"I Don't Want To" by Toni Braxton (1997) | Director
"I'll Do Anything/I'm Sorry" by Ginuwine (1997) | Director
"You Make Me Wanna" by Usher (1997) | Director
"My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion (1997) | Director
"Jazzy Belle" by OutKast (1997) | Director
"Off the Hook" by Jody Watley (1997) | Director
"Yours Faithfully" by Rebbie Jackson (1998) | Director
"Fire" by Babyface & Des'ree (1998) | Director
"I'll Never Break Your Heart (US Version)" by Backstreet Boys (1998) | Director
"Heaven's What I Feel/Corazón Prohibido" by Gloria Estefan (1998) | Director
"Too Close" by Next (1998) | Director
"I'm Your Angel" by Céline Dion & R. Kelly (1998) | Director
"Silly Man" by The Tony Rich Project (1998) | Director
"These Are the Times" by Dru Hill (1999) | Director
"I Can't" by Foxy Brown feat. Total (1999) | Director
"Did You Ever Think (Remix)" by R. Kelly feat. Nas (1999) | Director
"Where My Girls At?" by 702 (1999) | Director
"I Do" by Blaque (1999) | Director
"Street Talkin' featuring OutKast" by Slick Rick (1999) | Director
"You Don't Know" by 702 (1999) | Director
"You're Where I Belong" by Trisha Yearwood (1999) | Director
"Life" by K-Ci & JoJo (1999) | Director
"Born to Make You Happy" by Britney Spears (1999) | Director
"I Wanna Love You Forever" by Jessica Simpson (1999) | Director
"Dear Lie" by TLC (1999) | Director (uncredited)
"Then You Look at Me" by Céline Dion (1999) | Director
"How Can I Not Love You" by Joy Enriquez (1999) | Director
"Live (for the One I Love)" by Céline Dion (2000) | Director
"I Wanna Know" by Joe (2000) | Director
"No More" by Ruff Endz (2000) | Director
"Just Be a Man About It" by Toni Braxton (2000) | Director
"You Should've Told Me" by Kelly Price (2000) | Director
"Spanish Guitar" by Toni Braxton (2000) | Director
"Straight Up" by Chanté Moore (2000) | Director
"He Wasn't Man Enough" by Toni Braxton (2000) | Director
"My Everything" by 98 Degrees (2000) | Director
"The Storm Is Over Now" by R. Kelly (2001) | Director
"Contagious" by The Isley Brothers feat. R. Kelly & Chanté Moore (2001) | Director
"You" by Lucy Pearl feat. Snoop Dogg & Q-Tip (2001) | Director
"Feelin' on Yo Booty" by R. Kelly (2001) | Director
"I'll Find a Way" by Blu Cantrell (2001) | Director
"We Thuggin'" by Fat Joe feat. R. Kelly (2001) | Director
"Take a Message" by Remy Shand (2001) | Director
"Overprotected" by Britney Spears (2001) | Director
"The World's Greatest" by R. Kelly (2001) | Director
"What's Luv?" by Fat Joe feat. Ashanti & Ja Rule (2002) | Director
"Hot in Herre, Version 2" by Nelly (2002) | Director
"When You Look at Me" by Christina Milian (2002) | Director
"Surrender (US Version)" by Laura Pausini (2002) | Director
"Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly (2003) | Director
"Busted" by The Isley Brothers feat. JS (2003) | Director
"What Would You Do?" by The Isley Brothers feat. R. Kelly (2003) | Director
"Shut Up" by Nick lachey (2003) | Director
"Do Somethin'" by Britney Spears (2005) | Director
"Burn It Up" by R. Kelly feat. Wysin, Yandel (2005) | Director
"Come Together Now" by come Together Collaborative (2005) | Director
"In Love with a Thug" by Sharissa feat. R. Kelly (2005) | Director
"Take Me as I Am" by Mary J. Blige (2006) | Director
"Easy" by Paula DeAnda & Bow Wow (2007) | Director
"Push" by Enrique Iglesias feat. Lil Wayne (2008) | Director
"Yesterday" by Toni Braxton feat. Trey Songz (2009) | Director
"Love MD" by Dru Hill (2010) | Director
"Make My Heart" by Toni Braxton (2010) | Director
"Hands Tied" by Toni Braxton (2010) | Director
"Hit the Lights" by Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne (2011) | Director
"I Heart You" by Toni Braxton (2012) | Director
"Love & Sex, Pt. 2" by Joe feat. Kelly Rowland (2014) | Director
"Deadwood" by Toni Braxton (2017) | Director

Short(s)[]

"S.O.S. Band: Sometimes I Wonder" (1991) | Director
"Britney Spears: Fantasy" (2004) | Director

TV Movie(s)[]

"Rags" (2012) | Director
"Drumline: A New Beat" (2014) | Director

TV Series[]

"The Game" (2012 - 2014) | Director (11 Episodes)
"Shadowhunters" (2017) | Director (1 Episode)
"Daytime Divas" (2017) | Director (1 Episode)
"Greenleaf" (2017) | Director (1 Episode)
"Claws" (2018) | Director (1 Episode)
"Hit the Floor" (2016 - 2018) | Director (4 Episodes)
"Star" (2017 - 2019) | Director (5 Episodes)
"Perfect Harmony" (2019) | Director (1 Episode)
"Empire" (2017 - 2020) | Director (5 Episodes)
"Filthy Rich" (2020) | Director (1 Episode)
"Genius" (2021) | Director (1 Episode)
"Black Lightning" (2018 - 2021) | Director (7 Episodes)
"Fear the Walking Dead" (2021) | Director (1 Episode)
"Yellowjackets" (2021) | Director (1 Episode)
"The Endgame" (2022) | Director (1 Episode)
"A Million Little Things" (2022) | Director (1 Episode)
"Tom Swift" (2022) | Director (1 Episode)
"Vampire Academy" (2022) | Director (1 Episode)
"Truth Be Told" (2023) | Director (2 Episodes)

TV Special(s)[]

"Céline Dion: All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video" (2001) | Director (music videos)
"John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day" (2020) | Director

Video(s)[]

"'N Sync & Britney Spears: Your #1 Video Requests... And More!" (2000) | Director (music video "Born To Make You Happy")
"R. Kelly: TP-2.com - The Videos" (2001) | Director (video "The Storm Is Over Now")
"From Toni with Love: The Video Collection" (2001) | Director
"R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection" (2003) | Director (videos "Ignition", "The World's Greatest", "I'm Your Angel")
"Luther Vandross: From Luther with Love - The Videos" (2004) | Director (video "I Can Make It Better")
"Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative" (2004) | Director (video "Overprotected")
"Bring It on: Fight to the Finish" (2009) | Director
"Honey 3: Dare to Dance" (2016) | Director

Producer[]

Movie(s)[]

"Death of a Telemarketer" (2020) | Executive Producer

Short(s)[]

"S.O.S. Band: Sometimes I Wonder" (1991) | Producer

TV Series[]

"Source Sound Lab" (2000) | Producer
"Star" (2018 - 2019) | Supervising Producer
"Black Lightning" (2021) | Co-Executive Producer (13 Episodes)

Trivia[]

He is also known as Billie Woodruff.

Awards Nominated[]

Outstanding Directing for a Theatrical Film - "Beauty Shop" (2005) at the 2005 BET Comedy Awards
Best Director, Network/Cable Television - "Rags" (2012) at the 2013 Black Reel Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie - "Drumline: A New Beat" (2014) at the 2015 Image Awards (NAACP)
Best Short Film - "Black Lightning" (2017) at the 2017 Hollywood Film Festival

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ Bille Woodruff - IMDB#Biography

[1] Bille Woodruff - IMDB#Biography

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