Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian american director”. Today it says “palestinian-american actress”.
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Cherien Dabis (born 1976) ( Arabic : شيرين دعيبس ) is a Palestinian American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of Variety magazine's 10 Directors to Watch in 2009, and in 2010 received a United States Artists (USA) Fellowship. In 2022, she was nominated for the Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series award for her work on the television series Only Murders in the Building . In March 2022, Dabis was named Laureate for Cultural Excellence by the Takreem foundation for her work on authentic Arab representation in Hollywood. Institute for Middle East Understanding .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Cherien Dabis (1976-) ( ) is a Palestinian American director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of Variety magazine's 10 Directors to Watch in 2009. Cherien Dabis: Filmmaker and producer Cherien Dabis: 'Amreeka' unveils Arab-American life
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Cherien Dabis (born 1976) ( ) is a Palestinian American director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of Variety magazine's 10 Directors to Watch in 2009. Cherien Dabis: Filmmaker and producer Cherien Dabis: 'Amreeka' unveils Arab-American life
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Cherien Dabis (born 1976) ( ) is a Palestinian-American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of Variety magazine's 10 Directors to Watch in 2009.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American film director Cherien Dabis (born 1976) ( ) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter.She was named one of Variety magazine's 10 Directors to Watch in 2009, and in 2010 received a United States Artists (USA) Fellowship.In 2022, she was nominated for the Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series award for her work on the television series Only Murders in the Building .In March 2022, Dabis was named Laureate for Cultural Excellence by the TAKREEM foundation, for her work on authentic Arab representation in Hollywood.
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palestinian american director
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palestinian-american actress
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