The Watermelon Woman

Directed by Cheryl Dunye
1996    85m    Not Rated
Drama, Comedy,
7.192%56%
In "The Watermelon Woman," a young Black lesbian filmmaker embarks on a journey to uncover the legacy of a 1930s actress trapped in racial stereotypes, blending her own identity struggles with a quest for representation and empowerment in cinema's history.
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Cast of The Watermelon Woman
  • Cheryl DunyeCheryl
  • Guinevere TurnerDiana
  • Valarie WalkerTamara
  • Lisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
  • Cheryl ClarkeJune Walker
  • Irene DunyeSelf
  • Brian FreemanLee Edwards
  • Ira JeffriesShirley Hamilton
  • Alexandra JuhaszMartha Page
  • Camille PagliaSelf
  • Sarah SchulmanCLIT Archivist
  • V.S. BrodieKaraoke Singer
  • Shelley OlivierAnnie Heath
  • David RakoffLibrarian
  • Toshi ReagonStreet Musician
  • Christopher RidenhourBob
  • Kat RobertsonYvette
  • Jocelyn TaylorStacey
  • Bill WayterraPhotographer
  • Elaine FreemanBride's Mother
  • Erin CramerBride
  • Wellington LoveGroom
  • Toni NashGroom's Mother
  • Zoe GoldbergLittle White Girl
  • Calder GoldbergLittle White Boy
  • Shanell JohnsonLittle Black Girl 1
  • Olivia BokelmanLittle Black Girl 2
  • Madelyn BokelmanLittle Black Girl 3
  • Barry SwimarRelative in Yamulke
  • Sara Vogt"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
  • Ana Margaret Sanchez"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto
  • Eve OishiKaraoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
  • Joy MalinowskiEmcee
  • Anthony ChristopherBlack Banker on the Street
  • Suzi NashBlack School Teacher on the Street
  • Earl PittmanSorry Rosie 1
  • Jonathan EllisSorry Rosie 2
  • T. LaMonte McKinnonSorry Rosie 3
  • S. Elizabeth EvansLeather Girl on the Street
  • Amadee BraxtonBus Stop Girl 1
  • Denise SneedBus Stop Girl 2
  • Robert Reid-PharrStreet Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)
  • David HansonGrungy White Boy
  • Rita PorterWhite Woman at Produce Truck
  • Brian BaisemoreProduce Man
  • Gail LloydDiana's Black Date
  • Tatum KendallWhite Girl Student 1
  • Tania GalloniWhite Girl Student 2
  • Jake CarloWhite Boy Student
  • Zanobia WebbPoet
  • Nana KorantemaaDrummer
  • Nana Akousa AgyiriwahPercussionist
  • Virginia ManningAnnie's Girlfriend
  • Patricia EllisMrs. Page-Fletcher
  • Lillie HayesHer Maid
  • James Charles RobertsNewsreel Narrator (voice)
  • Robert SciasciPolice Officer
  • A. Ron MarignaPolice Officer
  • Donnita HamiltonJune's Next Door Neighbor
  • K. Brent HillJ. Liberty Wells
  • Jody BenjaminJosie
  • Claudine BenoitButch at Party
  • Zoe BisselWhite Bar Dyke
  • Anna BlumeEleanor Van Clyde
  • Mark BreitenbergClaude Thornton
  • Kenrick CatoRay Blake / NAACP
  • Kristina DeutschSandra Vincent
  • Charlene GilbertCard Playing Dyke
  • Reggie GriffinHambone Jones
  • Valerie ManentiRent Party and White Bar Dyke
  • Lilly MarnellFemme at Party
  • Fawn McGeeBobbi / Willa Clarke
  • Darrell MooreNAACP
  • Luciana MoreiraSet Stylist
  • L.M. Doria RobertsReba Richards / Banana Skirt
  • Linda SalernoMargaret Fitzgerald
  • Carolyn ShapiroWhite Actress
  • Julia ZayWhite Bar Dyke
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