The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1997
  • 1h 25m
  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Romance

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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Director
Cheryl Dunye
Starring
Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson

Cast

  • Cheryl Dunye

    Cheryl Dunye

    Cheryl

  • Guinevere Turner

    Guinevere Turner

    Diana

  • Valarie Walker

    Tamara

  • Lisa Marie Bronson

    Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

  • Cheryl Clarke

    Cheryl Clarke

    June Walker

  • Irene Dunye

    Self

  • Brian Freeman

    Lee Edwards

  • Ira Jeffries

    Shirley Hamilton

  • Alexandra Juhasz

    Alexandra Juhasz

    Martha Page

  • Camille Paglia

    Camille Paglia

    Self

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