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Lagueria Davis

Talent Agent
Worldwide Production Agency (WPA)
https://wp-a.com/clients/lagueria-davis
Brian J. Goldberg
(310) 659-9965 phone

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Lagueria Davis wrote and directed BLACK BARBIE, “a gorgeous film with heart,” which was acquired by Shondaland after its acclaimed premiere at SXSW ’23 and a very successful festival run. It premiered on Netflix on Juneteenth 2024. In 2025, the film won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary-Television and two Daytime Emmys in the Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program and Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program.

While making BLACK BARBIE, Davis shadowed on the full third season of THE L WORD: GENERATION Q for Showtime, where she took on directing establishing shots and marketing materials. Prior to shadowing for all of the final season, she was the writer’s PA on Season 2 with Showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan. She was also selected to participate in the Mentorship Matters Program where her mentor was Niceole Levy. Commercially, she had the pleasure of directing promotional materials for BEL-AIR Season 3 and Peacock Olympics featuring Bel-Air Cast. Episodically, she recently shadowed Ms. Debbie Allen on the 21st season of GREY’S ANATOMY.

Davis hails from Fort Worth, TX and brings her Southern, Black, and Queer perspective to a range of premium storytelling as a writer and director. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she is directing a 5-part docuseries hosted by Soledad O’Brien titled FROM VISION TO VICTORY, set for a 2026 release.


Black Barbie Official Trailer

Shoe Game: Bel-Air Season 3 Promo

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