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Cheryl Dunye

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Cheryl Dunye at an event for IMDb at San Diego Comic-Con (2016)
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
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The Watermelon Woman (1996)
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Cheryl Dunye was born on 13 May 1966 in Liberia. She is a director and producer, known for The Watermelon Woman (1996), The Owls (2010) and Mommy Is Coming (2012).
BornMay 13, 1966
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Cheryl Dunye, Alison Emilio, Catherine Hardwicke, Jen McGowan, Gloria Calderón Kellett, C. Fitz, Leslie Combemale, and Liesl Tommy at an event for IMDb at San Diego Comic-Con (2016)
Cheryl Dunye at an event for IMDb at San Diego Comic-Con (2016)

Known for

The Watermelon Woman (1996)
The Watermelon Woman
7.1
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1996
The Owls (2010)
The Owls
5.0
  • Director
  • 2010
Mommy Is Coming (2012)
Mommy Is Coming
5.3
  • Director
  • 2012
Stranger Inside (2001)
Stranger Inside
6.2
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 2001

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Director

  • Queen Latifah in The Equalizer (2021)
    The Equalizer
  • Daryl Edwards, Matt Long, Luna Blaise, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Holly Taylor, Melissa Roxburgh, and Parveen Kaur in Manifest (2018)
    Manifest
  • Niecy Nash in The Rookie: Feds (2022)
    The Rookie: Feds
  • Jon Bernthal in American Gigolo (2022)
    American Gigolo
  • The Umbrella Academy (2019)
    The Umbrella Academy
  • Jonathan Bailey, Charithra Chandran, and Simone Ashley in Capital R Rake (2022)
    Bridgerton
  • 4400 (2021)
    4400
  • Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, and Karrueche Tran in Claws (2017)
    Claws
  • Y: The Last Man (2021)
    Y: The Last Man
  • Pride (2021)
    Pride
  • Jill Marie Jones and Maahra Hill in Delilah (2021)
    Delilah
  • Marg Helgenberger in All Rise (2019)
    All Rise
  • Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
    Lovecraft Country
  • Sacred Lies (2018)
    Sacred Lies
  • David Makes Man (2019)
    David Makes Man

Producer

  • Anarkali Blossoms
    • Completed
  • Jill Marie Jones and Maahra Hill in Delilah (2021)
    Delilah
  • Queen Sugar (2016)
    Queen Sugar
  • Black Is Blue (2014)
    Black Is Blue
  • La Bamba 2: Hell Is a Drag (2013)
    La Bamba 2: Hell Is a Drag
  • Mommy Is Coming (2012)
    Mommy Is Coming
  • The Owls (2010)
    The Owls
  • Inclinations
  • The Watermelon Woman (1996)
    The Watermelon Woman
  • Greetings from Africa (1995)
    Greetings from Africa
  • Vanilla Sex (1992)
    Vanilla Sex

Writer

  • Brother from Another Time
  • Black Is Blue (2014)
    Black Is Blue
  • Mommy Is Coming (2012)
    Mommy Is Coming
  • The Owls (2010)
    The Owls
  • Craig Sheffer, Regina King, and Blair Underwood in Turnaround (2002)
    Turnaround
  • Stranger Inside (2001)
    Stranger Inside
  • The Watermelon Woman (1996)
    The Watermelon Woman
  • She Don't Fade
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos3

Unsung Heroes of LGBTQ+ Film History
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Unsung Heroes of LGBTQ+ Film History
The Watermelon Woman: 20th Anniversary Edition
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The Watermelon Woman: 20th Anniversary Edition
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Personal details

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    • Jingletown Films
    • May 13, 1966
    • Liberia
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Pictorial

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    Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1999.

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