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Sometimes you have to create your own history.

The Watermelon Woman

7.0 / 10 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 NOTES

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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