The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

"Sometimes you have to create your own history."

1997 Drama Comedy Romance • 6.8 • 85 min

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

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Cast

Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
 Guinevere Turner
Guinevere Turner
Diana
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Valarie Walker
Tamara
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Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
 Cheryl Clarke
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
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Irene Dunye
Self
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Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
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Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
 Alexandra Juhasz
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
 Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia
Self

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