1997
6.9 (89 votes)
1h 25m
Genres
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Production Companies
Dancing Girl
The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Key Crew
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Writer: Cheryl Dunye
Producer: Alexandra Juhasz, Barry Swimar
Director of Photography: Michelle Crenshaw
Top Cast
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye
Self
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Videos
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