The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl Dunye1997-03-05
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
6.9
85 min
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Cheryl Dunye | Cheryl | Unowned |
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Guinevere Turner | Diana | Unowned |
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Valarie Walker | Tamara | Unowned |
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Lisa Marie Bronson | Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards | Unowned |
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Cheryl Clarke | June Walker | Unowned |
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Irene Dunye | Self | Unowned |
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Brian Freeman | Lee Edwards | Unowned |
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Ira Jeffries | Shirley Hamilton | Unowned |
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Alexandra Juhasz | Martha Page | Unowned |
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Camille Paglia | Self | Unowned |
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Sarah Schulman | CLIT Archivist | Unowned |
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V.S. Brodie | Karaoke Singer | Unowned |
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Shelley Olivier | Annie Heath | Unowned |
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David Rakoff | Librarian | Unowned |
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Toshi Reagon | Street Musician | Unowned |
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Christopher Ridenhour | Bob | Unowned |
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Kat Robertson | Yvette | Unowned |
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Jocelyn Taylor | Stacey | Unowned |
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Bill Wayterra | Photographer | Unowned |
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Elaine Freeman | Bride's Mother | Unowned |
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Erin Cramer | Bride | Unowned |
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Wellington Love | Groom | Unowned |
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Toni Nash | Groom's Mother | Unowned |
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Zoe Goldberg | Little White Girl | Unowned |
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Calder Goldberg | Little White Boy | Unowned |
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Shanell Johnson | Little Black Girl 1 | Unowned |
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Olivia Bokelman | Little Black Girl 2 | Unowned |
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Madelyn Bokelman | Little Black Girl 3 | Unowned |
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Barry Swimar | Relative in Yamulke | Unowned |
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Sara Vogt | "Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo) | Unowned |
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Ana Margaret Sanchez | "Souls of Deceit" Mulatto | Unowned |
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Eve Oishi | Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo) | Unowned |
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Joy Malinowski | Emcee | Unowned |
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Anthony Christopher | Black Banker on the Street | Unowned |
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Suzi Nash | Black School Teacher on the Street | Unowned |
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Earl Pittman | Sorry Rosie 1 | Unowned |
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Jonathan Ellis | Sorry Rosie 2 | Unowned |
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T. LaMonte McKinnon | Sorry Rosie 3 | Unowned |
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S. Elizabeth Evans | Leather Girl on the Street | Unowned |
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Amadee Braxton | Bus Stop Girl 1 | Unowned |
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Denise Sneed | Bus Stop Girl 2 | Unowned |
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Robert Reid-Pharr | Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo) | Unowned |
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David Hanson | Grungy White Boy | Unowned |
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Rita Porter | White Woman at Produce Truck | Unowned |
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Brian Baisemore | Produce Man | Unowned |
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Gail Lloyd | Diana's Black Date | Unowned |
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Tatum Kendall | White Girl Student 1 | Unowned |
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Tania Galloni | White Girl Student 2 | Unowned |
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Jake Carlo | White Boy Student | Unowned |
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Zanobia Webb | Poet | Unowned |
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Nana Korantemaa | Drummer | Unowned |
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Nana Akousa Agyiriwah | Percussionist | Unowned |
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Virginia Manning | Annie's Girlfriend | Unowned |
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Patricia Ellis | Mrs. Page-Fletcher | Unowned |
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Lillie Hayes | Her Maid | Unowned |
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James Charles Roberts | Newsreel Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Robert Sciasci | Police Officer | Unowned |
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A. Ron Marigna | Police Officer | Unowned |
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Donnita Hamilton | June's Next Door Neighbor | Unowned |
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K. Brent Hill | J. Liberty Wells | Unowned |
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Jody Benjamin | Josie | Unowned |
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Claudine Benoit | Butch at Party | Unowned |
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Zoe Bissel | White Bar Dyke | Unowned |
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Anna Blume | Eleanor Van Clyde | Unowned |
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Mark Breitenberg | Claude Thornton | Unowned |
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Kenrick Cato | Ray Blake / NAACP | Unowned |
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Kristina Deutsch | Sandra Vincent | Unowned |
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Charlene Gilbert | Card Playing Dyke | Unowned |
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Reggie Griffin | Hambone Jones | Unowned |
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Valerie Manenti | Rent Party and White Bar Dyke | Unowned |
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Lilly Marnell | Femme at Party | Unowned |
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Fawn McGee | Bobbi / Willa Clarke | Unowned |
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Darrell Moore | NAACP | Unowned |
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Luciana Moreira | Set Stylist | Unowned |
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L.M. Doria Roberts | Reba Richards / Banana Skirt | Unowned |
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Linda Salerno | Margaret Fitzgerald | Unowned |
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Carolyn Shapiro | White Actress | Unowned |
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Julia Zay | White Bar Dyke | Unowned |