After its release, Martin stayed busy on the small screen, directing episodes of HBO’s prison drama Oz, NBC hospital drama ER, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit among other shows. In 2005, Martin directed Halle Berry in the film version of Zora Neale Hurston‘s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Martin directed indie Prison Song in 2001, which starred A Tribe Called Quest rapper Q-Tip and Mary J. Blige. Her last big screen directorial gig was 2008’s musical biopic Cadillac Records, starring Beyonce, Yasiin Bey (the former Mos Def), Adrien Brody, and Cedric The Entertainer.
Martin still works in TV, directing several episodes of the Law & Order series and its spin off, Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
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