| Dime Davis | |
| Birth Name: | Dimonique Deshaun Davis[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Harris County, Texas |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Director, producer |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
| Notable Works: | Boomerang, A Black Lady Sketch Show |
Dimonique "Dime" Davis (born October 4, 1985) is an American director and producer. She directed several episodes of the BET series Boomerang, and was the co-showrunner of the second season. Davis was the director and executive producer of the debut season of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, for which she received a 2020 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, the first Black woman to do so.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Davis was raised in Houston, Texas.[6] She attended a performing arts high school and received her bachelor's degree from Chapman University in 2008. She attended the same high school and college as director Justin Simien and actress Elle Lorraine.[7]
In 2015 she participated in AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women, during which she produced a short film, Sugar, starring Elle Lorraine.[8] In 2018, she was hired as a writer and story editor for Lena Waithe's The Chi.
Davis was commissioned by LACMA to produce the short film Wild Wild West: A Beautiful Rant by Mark Bradford about artist Mark Bradford that debuted at 2018 Sundance.[9] After Waithe saw the film, she invited Davis to work on Boomerang, which was still in production. Davis directed eight episodes and was co-showrunner for season 2.
In 2019, Davis directed the first season of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, created by Robin Thede. She received a 2020 Primetime Emmy nomination Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series and was the first Black woman to receive a nomination.
She founded the production company Three's A Crowd with Elle Lorraine in 2020.[10] Davis is developing an animated feature adaptation of her short film Sugar.