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The Watermelon Woman

7.0 1997 1h 25m
DramaComedyRomance

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

Directed by Cheryl Dunye

VISUAL ARCHIVE

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CAST

The people behind the story

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