Alexandra Mirai born 23 August 1974 known professionally as Lexi Alexander is a German film and television director martial artist and actress She is a former World Karate Association world champion in karatepoint fighting and is best known for directing the action films Green Street Hooligans and Punisher War Zone Her debut short film Johnny Flynton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Alexander is a vocal advocate for equality in Hollywood and speaks out against gender discrimination and sexism and promotes diversity including a more positive and visible representation of Arabs Description above from the Wikipedia article Lexi Alexander licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia