Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

b. 1966 (age 60) Monrovia, Liberia
Director Writer

Cheryl Dunye (born May 13, 1966) is a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye is a lesbian and her work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians.

Known For

The Watermelon Woman
🎞️
★ 7.1
The Watermelon Woman
1996
Stranger Inside
🎞️
★ 6.3
Stranger Inside
2001
The Owls
🎞️
★ 5.0
The Owls
2010
Mommy Is Coming
🎞️
★ 5.0
Mommy Is Coming
2012

Filmography

The Hunting Wives
📺
★ 6.8
The Hunting Wives
2025 Director
Dead Boy Detectives
📺
★ 7.5
Dead Boy Detectives
2024 Director
Emperor of Ocean Park
📺
★ 6.0
Emperor of Ocean Park
2024 Director
The Rookie: Feds
📺
★ 5.4
The Rookie: Feds
2022 Director
The Equalizer
📺
★ 5.6
The Equalizer
2021 Director
American Gigolo
📺
★ 6.9
American Gigolo
2021 Director
4400
📺
★ 3.9
4400
2021 Director
Pride
📺
★ 7.3
Pride
2021 Director
Delilah
📺
★ 5.8
Delilah
2021 Director
Bridgerton
📺
★ 7.5
Bridgerton
2020 Director
Lovecraft Country
📺
★ 7.1
Lovecraft Country
2020 Director
Y: The Last Man
📺
★ 6.0
Y: The Last Man
2020 Director
The Umbrella Academy
📺
★ 7.8
The Umbrella Academy
2019 Director
All Rise
📺
★ 7.1
All Rise
2019 Director
The Village
📺
★ 7.5
The Village
2019 Director
David Makes Man
📺
★ 7.5
David Makes Man
2019 Director
You
📺
★ 7.6
You
2018 Director
Manifest
📺
★ 7.0
Manifest
2018 Director
The Chi
📺
★ 7.5
The Chi
2018 Director
Sacred Lies
📺
★ 7.4
Sacred Lies
2018 Director
Love Is_
📺
★ 8.3
Love Is_
2018 Director
Dykes, Camera, Action!
🎞️
★ 7.5
Dykes, Camera, Action!
2018 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Cheryl Dunye: An IU Cinema Exclusive
2018 Self
🎬
🎞️
Dropping Penny
2018 Actress
Dear White People
📺
★ 6.3
Dear White People
2017 Director
Claws
📺
★ 7.5
Claws
2017 Director
Mansfield 66/67
🎞️
★ 6.1
Mansfield 66/67
2017 Self
Queen Sugar
📺
★ 7.8
Queen Sugar
2016 Director
Star
📺
★ 6.8
Star
2016 Director
Black Is Blue
🎞️
★ 6.8
Black Is Blue
2014 Director Writer
Brother from Another Time
🎞️
★ 5.5
Brother from Another Time
2014 Director Writer
The Fosters
📺
★ 7.9
The Fosters
2013 Director
Valencia
🎞️
★ 6.5
Valencia
2013 Director
Mommy Is Coming
🎞️
★ 5.0
Mommy Is Coming
2012 Actress Director Writer
The Owls
🎞️
★ 5.0
The Owls
2010 Actress Director Writer
Hooters!
🎞️
★ 5.1
Hooters!
2010 Self
My Baby's Daddy
🎞️
★ 4.5
My Baby's Daddy
2004 Director
Sisters in Cinema
🎞️
★ 7.2
Sisters in Cinema
2003 Self
Turnaround
🎞️
★ 4.5
Turnaround
2002 Writer
Stranger Inside
🎞️
★ 6.3
Stranger Inside
2001 Director Writer
The New Women
🎞️
★ 6.6
The New Women
2001 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Making the Invisible Invincible
2001 Director
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.4
Lavender Limelight
1998 Self
🎬
🎞️
Women of Vision: Histories in Feminist Film & Video
1998 Self
The Watermelon Woman
🎞️
★ 7.1
The Watermelon Woman
1996 Actress Director Writer
Greetings from Africa
🎞️
★ 7.0
Greetings from Africa
1995 Actress Director
🎬
🎞️
Reclaiming the Body: Feminist Art in America
1995 Self
An Untitled Portrait
🎞️
★ 6.3
An Untitled Portrait
1993 Director
The Potluck and the Passion
🎞️
★ 6.3
The Potluck and the Passion
1993 Director
Strange Weather
🎞️
★ 6.5
Strange Weather
1993 Actress
Vanilla Sex
🎞️
★ 5.9
Vanilla Sex
1992 Actress Director Cinematographer
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.3
She Don't Fade
1992 Actress Director Writer
Janine
🎞️
★ 6.8
Janine
1990 Director
🎬
🎞️
The Wonder of All Things
Director Writer
🎬
🎞️
Black is Blue
Writer
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