Tracey Kemble

A graduate of University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a degree in Journalism and Art History, Tracey Kemble has 13 years of experience in the entertainment industry. With a passion for developing diverse stories that elicit poignant emotion from audiences, Tracey has honed her skills as both a film executive and producer throughout her career. She was named creative executive of Hollywood Pictures, a Walt Disney Company, in 1993, where she oversaw Dead Presidents, directed by the Hughes Brothers and starring Chris Tucker and Larenz Tate. Drawn to provocative, character driven dramas, she joined Russell Simmons’ company, Def Pictures, as Vice President of Development and Production. During her tenure there, she produced Gridlock'd starring Tupac, and Tim Roth. The film marked Vondie Curtis Hall’s directorial debut.

In 1996, Kemble became Vice President of Production at HBO NYC. While there, she developed several films including the Emmy award winning, A Lesson Before Dying starring Don Cheadle and Mekhi Phifer, and Disappearing Acts directed by Gina Prince Bythewood starring Wesley Snipes and Sanaa Lathan (both book adaptations), as well as the film Cheaters produced by Suzanne de Passe.

In 2004, Kemble joined Edmonds Entertainment as Senior Vice President of Production. Kemble worked closely with Tracey Edmonds and developed projects that were set up at various studios, including the comedy His And Hers written by Shonda Rhimes (Disney), Welfare Queen starring Queen Latifah (Universal) and Ollie written by Preston Whitmore (New Regency).

Currently based in New York, Tracey has been developing various projects as an independent producer, as well as consulting as a development executive for The N, a teen network under MTV Networks umbrella.