The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

1997•1h 25m•6.8/10

DramaComedyRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(112)

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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Production

Dancing Girl

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

Diana

Valarie Walker

Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye

Self

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

Self

Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath

David Rakoff

David Rakoff

Librarian

Toshi Reagon

Street Musician

Christopher Ridenhour

Bob

Kat Robertson

Yvette

Jocelyn Taylor

Jocelyn Taylor

Stacey

Bill Wayterra

Photographer

Elaine Freeman

Bride's Mother

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