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Benita Allen

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Benita Allen is known for Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) and Batgirl.
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    Known for

    Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
    Judas and the Black Messiah
    7.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2021
    Giovanni Michael Abate in Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
    Clifford the Big Red Dog
    5.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2021
    Leslie Grace in Batgirl
    Batgirl
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
      The Ring (2002)
      The Ring
      7.1
      • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Benita Allen-Honess)
      • 2002

      Credits

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      Second Unit or Assistant Director

      • Carry On
        • first assistant director
        • Post-production
        • 2024
      • Batgirl
        • first assistant director
        • Completed
      • G20
        • first assistant director
        • Post-production
      • Crater (2023)
        Crater
        5.4
        • first assistant director
        • 2023
      • Mohan Kapur, Laurel Marsden, Iman Vellani, Zenobia Shroff, Matt Lintz, Travina Springer, Saagar Shaikh, Yasmeen Fletcher, and Rish Shah in Ms. Marvel (2022)
        Ms. Marvel
        6.2
        TV Mini Series
        • first assistant director
        • 2022
      • Giovanni Michael Abate in Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
        Clifford the Big Red Dog
        5.9
        • first assistant director
        • 2021
      • Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
        Judas and the Black Messiah
        7.4
        • first assistant director
        • 2021
      • Kelsey Grammer, Russell Hornsby, and Rachelle Lefevre in Proven Innocent (2019)
        Proven Innocent
        6.5
        TV Series
        • first assistant director
        • 2019
      • Alan Cumming, Stanley Tucci, Will Arnett, Gabriel Iglesias, Ludacris, and Jordin Sparks in Show Dogs (2018)
        Show Dogs
        4.0
        • first assistant director
        • 2018
      • Step Sisters (2018)
        Step Sisters
        5.5
        • first assistant director
        • 2018
      • Lisa Leslie, Reggie Miller, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Erica Ash, Nick Kroll, Tiffany Haddish, Lil Rel Howery, Nate Robinson, and Kyrie Irving in Uncle Drew (2018)
        Uncle Drew
        5.8
        • first assistant director
        • 2018
      • Jennifer Garner and Kylie Rogers in Miracles from Heaven (2016)
        Miracles from Heaven
        7.1
        • first assistant director
        • 2016
      • Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson, Winter The Dolphin, Nathan Gamble, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff in Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
        Dolphin Tale 2
        6.4
        • first assistant director
        • 2014
      • Christina Ricci, Jonathan Winters, George Lopez, John Oliver, J.B. Smoove, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs 2 (2013)
        The Smurfs 2
        5.3
        • first assistant director
        • 2013
      • Alan Cumming, Jonathan Winters, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs (2011)
        The Smurfs
        5.4
        • first assistant director
        • 2011
      • Not Forgotten (2009)
        Not Forgotten
        4.7
        • first assistant director
        • 2009
      • Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht, and Eva Mendes in The Spirit (2008)
        The Spirit
        4.7
        • first assistant director
        • 2008
      • Lindsay Lohan in I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
        I Know Who Killed Me
        3.6
        • first assistant director
        • 2007

      Producer

      • Lisa Leslie, Reggie Miller, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Erica Ash, Nick Kroll, Tiffany Haddish, Lil Rel Howery, Nate Robinson, and Kyrie Irving in Uncle Drew (2018)
        Uncle Drew
        5.8
        • co-producer
        • 2018
      • Christina Ricci, Jonathan Winters, George Lopez, John Oliver, J.B. Smoove, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs 2 (2013)
        The Smurfs 2
        5.3
        • co-producer
        • 2013
      • The Ring (2002)
        The Ring
        7.1
        • associate producer (as Benita Allen-Honess)
        • 2002
      • David Hasselhoff, Cheech Marin, Alison Doody, and Thomas Gottschalk in Ring of the Musketeers (1992)
        Ring of the Musketeers
        3.5
        TV Movie
        • associate producer
        • 1992

      Additional Crew

      • Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
        Police Academy 3: Back in Training
        5.4
        • assistant to producer
        • 1986
      • Sylvester (1985)
        Sylvester
        6.3
        • equestrian consultant
        • 1985
      • Police Academy (1984)
        Police Academy
        6.7
        • production assistant
        • 1984
      • Rory Calhoun and Nancy Parsons in Motel Hell (1980)
        Motel Hell
        6.0
        • production assistant
        • 1980

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      • Alternative names
        • Benita Ann Allen

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