The Watermelon Woman (1997)

The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Sometimes you have to create your own history. 1997-03-05 United States of America 85 Min. PG-13
6.9 87 votes

Overview

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

Cast

Cheryl Dunye is Cheryl
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner is Diana
Diana
Valarie Walker is Tamara
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson is Fae
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke is June Walker
June Walker
Irene Dunye is Self
Self
Brian Freeman is Lee Edwards
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries is Shirley Hamilton
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz is Martha Page
Martha Page
Camille Paglia is Self
Self
Sarah Schulman is CLIT Archivist
CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie is Karaoke Singer
Karaoke Singer

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