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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

17

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-05-13 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Monrovia, Liberia

Cheryl Dunye

Biography

Cheryl Dunye (born May 13, 1966) is a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye is a lesbian and her work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians.

Known For

The Watermelon Woman
6.9%

The Watermelon Woman

Mar 5, 1997

Mansfield 66/67
4.8%

Mansfield 66/67

Jan 29, 2017

Mommy Is Coming
3.9%

Mommy Is Coming

Mar 8, 2012

The Owls
3.7%

The Owls

Feb 24, 2010

Greetings from Africa
6.7%

Greetings from Africa

Jul 19, 1996

J
7.0%

Janine

Jan 1, 1990

SDF
7.0%

She Don't Fade

Jun 19, 1992

Vanilla Sex
6.7%

Vanilla Sex

Jun 19, 1992

An Untitled Portrait
7.0%

An Untitled Portrait

Jan 4, 1993

Lavender Limelight
6.5%

Lavender Limelight

Jan 1, 1998

WoV
1.0%

Women of Vision

Aug 3, 1998

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Acting

2018
Dykes, Camera, Action! as Self
2017
Mansfield 66/67 as Self
2012
Mommy Is Coming as Cabby
2010
Hooters! as Self
2010
The Owls as Carol
2003
Sisters in Cinema as Self
1998
Women of Vision as Self
1998
Lavender Limelight as Self
1997
The Watermelon Woman as Cheryl
1996
Greetings from Africa as Cheryl
1993
Sex Fish
1993
The Potluck and the Passion
1993
An Untitled Portrait as (voice)
1993
Strange Weather
1992
She Don't Fade as Cheryl / Shae Clarke
1992
Vanilla Sex as Narrator
1990
Janine

Crew

1992
Vanilla Sex as Cinematography

Directing

Black Is Blue as Director
2024
Dead Boy Detectives as Director
2022
The Rookie: Feds as Director
2022
American Gigolo as Director
2021
Pride as Director
2020
Bridgerton as Director
2020
Lovecraft Country as Director
2019
All Rise as Director
2019
The Umbrella Academy as Director
2018
Manifest as Director
2017
DiAna's Hair Ego Remix as Director
2016
Queen Sugar as Director
2014
Brother From Another Time as Director
2014
Black Is Blue as Director
2013
Valencia as Director
2013
The Fosters as Director
2012
Mommy Is Coming as Director
2010
The Owls as Director
2004
My Baby's Daddy as Director
2001
Stranger Inside as Director
1997
The Watermelon Woman as Director
1996
Greetings from Africa as Director
1993
The Potluck and the Passion as Director
1993
An Untitled Portrait as Director
1993
Complicated Flesh as Director
1992
She Don't Fade as Director
1992
Vanilla Sex as Director
1990
Janine as Director

Editing

1997
The Watermelon Woman as Editor
1992
Vanilla Sex as Editor
1992
She Don't Fade as Editor
1990
Janine as Editor

Production

2025
Rainbow Girls as Executive Producer
2012
Mommy Is Coming as Producer
2010
The Owls as Producer
1996
Greetings from Africa as Producer
1992
She Don't Fade as Producer
1990
Janine as Producer

Writing

Black Is Blue as Writer
2012
Mommy Is Coming as Writer
2010
The Owls as Writer
2002
Truth Be Told as Writer
2001
Stranger Inside as Writer
1997
The Watermelon Woman as Writer
1996
Greetings from Africa as Writer
1993
The Potluck and the Passion as Writer
1992
She Don't Fade as Screenplay
1990
Janine as Writer
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Cheryl Dunye