The Watermelon Woman
Movie| Title | The Watermelon Woman |
| User score | 6.9 |
| Release date | Mar 5, 1997 |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy, Romance |
| Director | Cheryl Dunye |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | Dancing Girl |
| Run time | 85 min. |
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Videos
Trailer
May 4, 2023
BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A
May 23, 2020
Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)
Apr 3, 2020
A Flirty Customer
Oct 23, 2019
"I'm very attracted to you"
Aug 28, 2019
Cheryl Explains it All
Oct 10, 2018
Actors
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Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye
Self
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
