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The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

Cheryl Dunye

1997

  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Romance
7.0

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Cast & crew

  • Cheryl DunyeDirector
  • Cheryl DunyeCheryl
  • Guinevere TurnerDiana
  • Valarie WalkerTamara
  • Lisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
  • Cheryl ClarkeJune Walker
  • Irene DunyeSelf
  • Brian FreemanLee Edwards
  • Ira JeffriesShirley Hamilton

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