The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
March 5, 1997
85 min
✓ Released 10630 days ago
Drama
Comedy
Romance
6.8
User Score
112 votes
About
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Runtime: 85 min
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
