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The Watermelon Woman
The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

Genres

DramaComedyRomance

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

05 March 1997

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

Diana

Valarie Walker

Valarie Walker

Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Irene Dunye

Irene Dunye

Self

Brian Freeman

Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

Self

Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

V.S. Brodie

V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

Shelley Olivier

Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath

David Rakoff

David Rakoff

Librarian

Toshi Reagon

Toshi Reagon

Street Musician

Christopher Ridenhour

Christopher Ridenhour

Bob

Kat Robertson

Kat Robertson

Yvette

Jocelyn Taylor

Jocelyn Taylor

Stacey

Bill Wayterra

Bill Wayterra

Photographer

Elaine Freeman

Elaine Freeman

Bride's Mother

Erin Cramer

Erin Cramer

Bride

Wellington Love

Wellington Love

Groom

Toni Nash

Toni Nash

Groom's Mother

Zoe Goldberg

Zoe Goldberg

Little White Girl

Calder Goldberg

Calder Goldberg

Little White Boy

Shanell Johnson

Shanell Johnson

Little Black Girl 1

Olivia Bokelman

Olivia Bokelman

Little Black Girl 2

Madelyn Bokelman

Madelyn Bokelman

Little Black Girl 3

Barry Swimar

Barry Swimar

Relative in Yamulke

Sara Vogt

Sara Vogt

"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)

Ana Margaret Sanchez

Ana Margaret Sanchez

"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto

Eve Oishi

Eve Oishi

Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)

Joy Malinowski

Joy Malinowski

Emcee

Anthony Christopher

Anthony Christopher

Black Banker on the Street

Suzi Nash

Suzi Nash

Black School Teacher on the Street

Earl Pittman

Earl Pittman

Sorry Rosie 1

Jonathan Ellis

Jonathan Ellis

Sorry Rosie 2

T. LaMonte McKinnon

T. LaMonte McKinnon

Sorry Rosie 3

S. Elizabeth Evans

S. Elizabeth Evans

Leather Girl on the Street

Amadee Braxton

Amadee Braxton

Bus Stop Girl 1

Denise Sneed

Denise Sneed

Bus Stop Girl 2

Robert Reid-Pharr

Robert Reid-Pharr

Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)

David Hanson

David Hanson

Grungy White Boy

Rita Porter

Rita Porter

White Woman at Produce Truck

Brian Baisemore

Brian Baisemore

Produce Man

Gail Lloyd

Gail Lloyd

Diana's Black Date

Tatum Kendall

Tatum Kendall

White Girl Student 1

Tania Galloni

Tania Galloni

White Girl Student 2

Jake Carlo

Jake Carlo

White Boy Student

Zanobia Webb

Zanobia Webb

Poet

Nana Korantemaa

Nana Korantemaa

Drummer

Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

Percussionist

Virginia Manning

Virginia Manning

Annie's Girlfriend

Patricia Ellis

Patricia Ellis

Mrs. Page-Fletcher

Lillie Hayes

Lillie Hayes

Her Maid

James Charles Roberts

James Charles Roberts

Newsreel Narrator (voice)

Robert Sciasci

Robert Sciasci

Police Officer

A. Ron Marigna

A. Ron Marigna

Police Officer

Donnita Hamilton

Donnita Hamilton

June's Next Door Neighbor

K. Brent Hill

K. Brent Hill

J. Liberty Wells

Jody Benjamin

Jody Benjamin

Josie

Claudine Benoit

Claudine Benoit

Butch at Party

Zoe Bissel

Zoe Bissel

White Bar Dyke

Anna Blume

Anna Blume

Eleanor Van Clyde

Mark Breitenberg

Mark Breitenberg

Claude Thornton

Kenrick Cato

Kenrick Cato

Ray Blake / NAACP

Kristina Deutsch

Kristina Deutsch

Sandra Vincent

Charlene Gilbert

Charlene Gilbert

Card Playing Dyke

Reggie Griffin

Reggie Griffin

Hambone Jones

Valerie Manenti

Valerie Manenti

Rent Party and White Bar Dyke

Lilly Marnell

Lilly Marnell

Femme at Party

Fawn McGee

Fawn McGee

Bobbi / Willa Clarke

Darrell Moore

Darrell Moore

NAACP

Luciana Moreira

Luciana Moreira

Set Stylist

L.M. Doria Roberts

L.M. Doria Roberts

Reba Richards / Banana Skirt

Linda Salerno

Linda Salerno

Margaret Fitzgerald

Carolyn Shapiro

Carolyn Shapiro

White Actress

Julia Zay

Julia Zay

White Bar Dyke

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