---
name: "Millicent Shelton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/millicent-shelton"
fi1m_id: "millicent-shelton"
imdb_id: "nm0791381"
tmdb_id: 1214641
wikidata_id: "Q368352"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "director"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-13T21:47:24.304147+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."
---

# Millicent Shelton

## Identity

Millicent Shelton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/millicent-shelton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** millicent-shelton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0791381
- **TMDB ID:** 1214641
- **Wikidata ID:** Q368352
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millicent_Shelton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368352, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791381/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214641

Director. Born 1 January 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1966, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Also known as:** Millicent Sheldon
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 11 directing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md), [Seith Mann](https://film.one/person/seith-mann.md), [Tucker Gates](https://film.one/person/tucker-gates.md), [Adam Bernstein](https://film.one/person/adam-bernstein.md), [Alrick Riley](https://film.one/person/alrick-riley.md), [Billy Gierhart](https://film.one/person/billy-gierhart.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as director, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 93 (1), 2000s 77 (6), 2010s 74 (2), 2020s 64 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 6, Action & Adventure 2, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millicent_Shelton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368352, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791381/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214641

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Everybody Hates Chris*](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md) (80), [*My Name Is Earl*](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md) (77), [*Castle*](https://film.one/tv/castle.md) (73), [*The Drop: A Snowfall Saga*](https://film.one/tv/the-drop-a-snowfall-saga.md) (65)
- **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86), [*Californication*](https://film.one/tv/californication.md) (63)
- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68), [*The Night Agent*](https://film.one/tv/the-night-agent.md) (64)
- **Peacock:** [*Parks and Recreation*](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) (83)
- **HBO Max:** [*Insecure*](https://film.one/tv/insecure.md) (81)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Lessons in Chemistry*](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md) (63)

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

## Biography

Millicent Shelton is an American television and film director. She began her career as a wardrobe production assistant on Spike Lee’s *Do the Right Thing* (1989) and went on to direct over 100 music videos before transitioning to episodic television.

She has directed episodes of numerous series, including *30 Rock* (2009–2010), for which she became the first African-American woman nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. Other credits include *The Walking Dead*, *The Flash*, *Supergirl*, *Parks and Recreation*, *Insecure*, *The Morning Show* and *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), the latter earning her a second Emmy nomination. She also directed the Netflix feature *End of the Road* (2022).

Shelton is a Princeton University graduate (1988) and attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She has received NAACP Image Awards and a Peabody Award for her directing work.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, millicentshelton.com, deadline.com, paw.princeton.edu.*

## On Fi1m (12)

### Directed (11) — the average rests on these

- *The Drop: A Snowfall Saga* (2026), Fi1m 65, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-drop-a-snowfall-saga.md)
- *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md)
- *The Night Agent* (2023), Fi1m 64, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-agent.md)
- *Insecure* (2016), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/insecure.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Castle* (2009), Fi1m 73, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *Californication* (2007), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)

### Crew (1)

- *Do the Right Thing* (1989), Fi1m 93, Wardrobe Assistant — [page](https://film.one/film/do-the-right-thing.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

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

- *The Drop: A Snowfall Saga* (2026), series, Director — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-drop-a-snowfall-saga.md)
- *Nemesis* (2026), series, Director
- *Hysteria!* (2024), series, Director
- *Doctor Odyssey* (2024), series, Director
- *Brilliant Minds* (2024), series, Director
- *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md)
- *The Night Agent* (2023), series, Director — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-agent.md)
- *End of the Road* (2022), Director
- *Run the World* (2021), series, Director
- *The Equalizer* (2021), series, Director
- *P-Valley* (2020), series, Director
- *Hunters* (2020), series, Director
- *Truth Be Told* (2019), series, Director
- *The Morning Show* (2019), series, Director
- *Tell Me a Story* (2018), series, Director
- *Titans* (2018), series, Director
- *Manifest* (2018), series, Director
- *Sorry for Your Loss* (2018), series, Director
- *9-1-1* (2018), series, Director
- *Marvel's Runaways* (2017), series, Director
- *Shots Fired* (2017), series, Director
- *Graves* (2016), series, Director
- *Insecure* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/insecure.md)
- *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016), series, Director
- *Preacher* (2016), series, Director
- *Shades of Blue* (2016), series, Director
- *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015), series, Director
- *Supergirl* (2015), series, Director
- *Rosewood* (2015), series, Director
- *American Crime* (2015), series, Director
- *Dig* (2015), series, Director
- *Empire* (2015), series, Director
- *Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce* (2014), series, Director
- *The Flash* (2014), series, Director
- *black-ish* (2014), series, Director
- *The Originals* (2013), series, Director
- *Go On* (2012), series, Director
- *Scandal* (2012), series, Director
- *Hornet's Nest* (2012), Director
- *Pan Am* (2011), series, Director
- *Free Agents* (2011), series, Director
- *Awkward.* (2011), series, Director
- *Switched at Birth* (2011), series, Director
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Men of a Certain Age* (2009), series, Director
- *Cougar Town* (2009), series, Director
- *Warehouse 13* (2009), series, Director
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *Castle* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Leverage* (2008), series, Director
- *90210* (2008), series, Director
- *Californication* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *Saving Grace* (2007), series, Director
- *Lincoln Heights* (2007), series, Director
- *Big Day* (2006), series, Director
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *The Loop* (2006), series, Director
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *Micro-Minis* (2004), series, Director
- *R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection* (2003), Director
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, Director
- *Girlfriends* (2000), series, Director
- *Ride* (1998), Director, Writer
- *Do the Right Thing* (1989), Wardrobe Assistant — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/do-the-right-thing.md)

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