The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

6.8 /10 111 votes
March 5, 1997 1h 25m Released

Storyline

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

Key Information

Director Cheryl Dunye
Writers Cheryl Dunye, Douglas McKeown
Studio Dancing Girl
Rating 6.8/10
Language EN

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Cast & Crew

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

Frequently Asked Questions

The Watermelon Woman was released on March 5, 1997.

The runtime of The Watermelon Woman is 1h 25m.

The Watermelon Woman is a Drama, Comedy, Romance movie.

The Watermelon Woman has a rating of 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The Watermelon Woman is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

The Watermelon Woman was directed by Cheryl Dunye.

The main cast of The Watermelon Woman includes Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Valarie Walker.

The Watermelon Woman is originally in English.