The Watermelon Woman
(1997)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
85min
69%
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes. ...
Cheryl Dunye
Directing
Guinevere Turner
Acting
Valarie Walker
Acting
Cheryl
Cheryl Dunye
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Diana
Guinevere Turner
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Tamara
Valarie Walker
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Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Lisa Marie Bronson
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June Walker
Cheryl Clarke
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Self
Irene Dunye
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Lee Edwards
Brian Freeman
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Shirley Hamilton
Ira Jeffries
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Martha Page
Alexandra Juhasz
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Self
Camille Paglia
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CLIT Archivist
Sarah Schulman
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Karaoke Singer
V.S. Brodie
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Annie Heath
Shelley Olivier
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Librarian
David Rakoff
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Street Musician
Toshi Reagon
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Bob
Christopher Ridenhour
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Yvette
Kat Robertson
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Stacey
Jocelyn Taylor
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Photographer
Bill Wayterra
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Bride's Mother
Elaine Freeman
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Bride
Erin Cramer
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Groom
Wellington Love
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Groom's Mother
Toni Nash
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Little White Girl
Zoe Goldberg
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Little White Boy
Calder Goldberg
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Little Black Girl 1
Shanell Johnson
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Little Black Girl 2
Olivia Bokelman
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Little Black Girl 3
Madelyn Bokelman
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Relative in Yamulke
Barry Swimar
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"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
Sara Vogt
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"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto
Ana Margaret Sanchez
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Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
Eve Oishi
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Emcee
Joy Malinowski
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Black Banker on the Street
Anthony Christopher
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Black School Teacher on the Street
Suzi Nash
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Sorry Rosie 1
Earl Pittman
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Sorry Rosie 2
Jonathan Ellis
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Sorry Rosie 3
T. LaMonte McKinnon
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Leather Girl on the Street
S. Elizabeth Evans
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Bus Stop Girl 1
Amadee Braxton
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Bus Stop Girl 2
Denise Sneed
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Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)
Robert Reid-Pharr
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Grungy White Boy
David Hanson
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White Woman at Produce Truck
Rita Porter
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Produce Man
Brian Baisemore
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Diana's Black Date
Gail Lloyd
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White Girl Student 1
Tatum Kendall
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White Girl Student 2
Tania Galloni
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White Boy Student
Jake Carlo
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Poet
Zanobia Webb
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Drummer
Nana Korantemaa
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Percussionist
Nana Akousa Agyiriwah
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Annie's Girlfriend
Virginia Manning
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Mrs. Page-Fletcher
Patricia Ellis
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Her Maid
Lillie Hayes
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Newsreel Narrator (voice)
James Charles Roberts
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Police Officer
Robert Sciasci
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Police Officer
A. Ron Marigna
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June's Next Door Neighbor
Donnita Hamilton
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J. Liberty Wells
K. Brent Hill
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Josie
Jody Benjamin
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Butch at Party
Claudine Benoit
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White Bar Dyke
Zoe Bissel
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Eleanor Van Clyde
Anna Blume
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Claude Thornton
Mark Breitenberg
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Ray Blake / NAACP
Kenrick Cato
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Sandra Vincent
Kristina Deutsch
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Card Playing Dyke
Charlene Gilbert
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Hambone Jones
Reggie Griffin
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Rent Party and White Bar Dyke
Valerie Manenti
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Femme at Party
Lilly Marnell
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Bobbi / Willa Clarke
Fawn McGee
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NAACP
Darrell Moore
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Set Stylist
Luciana Moreira
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Reba Richards / Banana Skirt
L.M. Doria Roberts
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Margaret Fitzgerald
Linda Salerno
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White Actress
Carolyn Shapiro
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White Bar Dyke
Julia Zay
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