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The Watermelon Woman (1997)

ALL 03/05/1997 (en) Drama, Comedy, Romance 85 Min
  • Release
    03/05/1997
  • Production
    Dancing Girl
  • Rotten tomato
    69.25%
  • Original title
    The Watermelon Woman
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

Overview

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

  1. Cheryl Dunye

    Director

  2. Story



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Casts

  1. Cheryl Dunye

    Cheryl

  2. Guinevere Turner

    Diana

  3. Valarie Walker

    Tamara

  4. Lisa Marie Bronson

    Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

  5. Cheryl Clarke

    June Walker

  6. Irene Dunye

    Self

  7. Brian Freeman

    Lee Edwards

  8. Ira Jeffries

    Shirley Hamilton

  9. Alexandra Juhasz

    Martha Page

  10. Camille Paglia

    Self

  11. Sarah Schulman

    CLIT Archivist

  12. V.S. Brodie

    Karaoke Singer

  13. Shelley Olivier

    Annie Heath

  14. David Rakoff

    Librarian

  15. Toshi Reagon

    Street Musician

  16. Christopher Ridenhour

    Bob

  17. Kat Robertson

    Yvette

  18. Jocelyn Taylor

    Stacey

  19. Bill Wayterra

    Photographer

  20. Elaine Freeman

    Bride's Mother

  21. Erin Cramer

    Bride

  22. Wellington Love

    Groom

  23. Toni Nash

    Groom's Mother

  24. Zoe Goldberg

    Little White Girl

  25. Calder Goldberg

    Little White Boy

  26. Shanell Johnson

    Little Black Girl 1

  27. Olivia Bokelman

    Little Black Girl 2

  28. Madelyn Bokelman

    Little Black Girl 3

  29. Barry Swimar

    Relative in Yamulke

  30. Sara Vogt

    "Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)

  31. Ana Margaret Sanchez

    "Souls of Deceit" Mulatto

  32. Eve Oishi

    Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)

  33. Joy Malinowski

    Emcee

  34. Anthony Christopher

    Black Banker on the Street

  35. Suzi Nash

    Black School Teacher on the Street

  36. Earl Pittman

    Sorry Rosie 1

  37. Jonathan Ellis

    Sorry Rosie 2

  38. T. LaMonte McKinnon

    Sorry Rosie 3

  39. S. Elizabeth Evans

    Leather Girl on the Street

  40. Amadee Braxton

    Bus Stop Girl 1

  41. Denise Sneed

    Bus Stop Girl 2

  42. Robert Reid-Pharr

    Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)

  43. David Hanson

    Grungy White Boy

  44. Rita Porter

    White Woman at Produce Truck

  45. Brian Baisemore

    Produce Man

  46. Gail Lloyd

    Diana's Black Date

  47. Tatum Kendall

    White Girl Student 1

  48. Tania Galloni

    White Girl Student 2

  49. Jake Carlo

    White Boy Student

  50. Zanobia Webb

    Poet

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 78 , Crews : 50

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The Watermelon Woman (1997) 85 Min

ALL 03/05/1997 (en)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • Release 03/05/1997
  • Production
    Dancing Girl
  • Original title The Watermelon Woman
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

Overview

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

  1. Cheryl Dunye

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Cheryl Dunye, Annie Taylor

    Editor

  4. Barry Swimar, Alexandra Juhasz

    Producer



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