---
name: "Crystle Roberson Dorsey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/crystle-roberson-dorsey"
fi1m_id: "crystle-roberson-dorsey"
imdb_id: "nm2369971"
tmdb_id: 3208722
wikidata_id: "Q115922681"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "director"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-23T04:12:06.634273+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Crystle Roberson Dorsey

## Identity

Crystle Roberson Dorsey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/crystle-roberson-dorsey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** crystle-roberson-dorsey
- **IMDb ID:** nm2369971
- **TMDB ID:** 3208722
- **Wikidata ID:** Q115922681
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystle_Roberson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115922681, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2369971/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3208722

Director. Born in Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Crystle Viviana Dorsey
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Penn](https://film.one/person/adam-penn.md), [Michael Uppendahl](https://film.one/person/michael-uppendahl.md), [Ryan Murphy](https://film.one/person/ryan-murphy.md), [Alexis Martin Woodall](https://film.one/person/alexis-martin-woodall.md), [Anthony Hemingway](https://film.one/person/anthony-hemingway.md), [Elodie Keene](https://film.one/person/elodie-keene.md), [Gillian Robespierre](https://film.one/person/gillian-robespierre.md), [Howard Deutch](https://film.one/person/howard-deutch.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as director, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 68 (1), 2020s 60 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Sport 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystle_Roberson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115922681, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2369971/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3208722

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Beauty*](https://film.one/tv/the-beauty.md) (65), [*The Shards*](https://film.one/tv/the-shards.md) (56)
- **Netflix:** [*All American*](https://film.one/tv/all-american.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Crystle Roberson Dorsey, also credited as Crystle Viviana Dorsey, is an American director, writer and producer. Born in Germany to US military parents, she grew up in Macon, Georgia, where her interest in film developed while working at a camera shop in high school. A storyteller from childhood and an award-winning writer since elementary school, she has more than 15 years of industry experience.

She is a member of the Directors Guild of America and received the Woman to Watch Award from Women in Film & Television in 2008. Dorsey has directed episodes of numerous television series, including *Greenleaf* (2016), *All American* (2018), *Genius* (2017), *The Gilded Age* (2022), *American Horror Story* (2011), *Power Book III: Raising Kanan* (2021), *Will Trent* (2023), *Found* (2023), *Doctor Odyssey* (2024) and *The Beauty* (2026). She has also served as producing director on series such as *Queens* (2021) and *BMF* (2021).

Her early work includes award-winning short films and independent projects. She is married to actor Omar J. Dorsey.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, blavity.com, upscalemagazine.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Beauty* (2026), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-beauty.md)
- *The Shards* (2026), Fi1m 56, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shards.md)
- *All American* (2018), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-american.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Shards* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shards.md)
- *Mr. Benjamin's Birthday* (2026), Director
- *Love Story* (2026), series, Director
- *The Beauty* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-beauty.md)
- *All's Fair* (2025), series, Director
- *Doctor Odyssey* (2024), series, Director
- *Found* (2023), series, Director
- *Will Trent* (2023), series, Director
- *The Gilded Age* (2022), series, Director
- *Power Book III: Raising Kanan* (2021), series, Director
- *First Christmas* (2020), Director
- *Diary of a Future President* (2020), series, Director
- *All American* (2018), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-american.md)
- *Genius* (2017), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Greenleaf* (2016), series, Director
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, Executive Producer, Director

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