Amanda Marsalis is an American film director and photographer.
Career Marsalis grew up in the East Bay of San Francisco and moved to St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 12 or 13.
Photographic career Marsalis attended California College of Arts and Crafts where she studied with Larry Sultan, Chris Johnson, Susan Ciriclio and Jim Goldberg. Her works were published in Vogue, Conde Nast Traveler, GQ, and The New York Times Magazine.
Directing career Marsalis made her directorial debut in 2014 with the film Echo Park starring Mamie Gummer and Tony Okungbowa. She was referred to the producers by Rebecca Walker, an author with whom she had worked previously. The film premiered at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival. It was acquired for distribution in 2016 by ARRAY.
In 2015, Marsalis created a short documentary on Reese Witherspoon for Glamour when Witherspoon was honored with the Glamour Woman of the Year Award on the 25th anniversary of the event.
Marsalis directed six episodes of the critically acclaimed Netflix series Ozark, including four episodes of the final season. In 2025, she directed four episodes of Max medical drama series The Pitt, including the second episode, and the critically acclaimed twelfth episode "6:00 P.M.", which dealt with the aftermath of a mass shooting. For that episode Marsalis was nominated for an Emmy Award and was the winner of the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series.
Dramatic Series
Filmography Film Echo Park (2014)
Television Year Title Director Producer Notes 2017 Queen Sugar 2 episodes 2018 Shooter 1 episode 2018-2022 Ozark 6 episodes 2019 Magnum P.I. 1 episodes For the People 1 episode Whiskey Cavalier 1 episode Veronica Mars 1 episode 2020 Westworld 1 episodes The Umbrella Academy 2 episodes Next 1 episode 2021 Invasion 4 episodes 2022 Naomi 1 episode Kindred 2 episodes 2023 Class of '09 2 episodes 2025 Ransom Canyon 4 episodes 2025-26 The Pitt 5 episodes 2026 Cape Fear 2 episodes
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