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Ava DuVernay
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn August 24, 1972 (53 years)
Ava Marie DuVernay (/ˌdjuːvərˈneɪ/; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. In 2011, she founded her independent distribution company ARRAY. After making her directorial debut with I Will Follow (2010), DuVernay won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film, Middle of Nowhere, becoming the first black woman to win the award.
For her work on Selma (2014), a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr., DuVernay became the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director; the film went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her other film credits include the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary 13th (2016) and the Disney fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time (2018), the latter making her the first African-American woman to direct a film with a $100 million budget. In 2023, she directed the biographical film Origin based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020).
DuVernay's television credits include the OWN drama series Queen Sugar (2016) and two Netflix drama limited series: When They See Us (2019), based on the 1989 Central Park jogger case, and Colin in Black & White (2021), based on the teenage years of NFL player Colin Kaepernick. In 2017, DuVernay was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2020, she was elected to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences board of governors as part of the directors branch.
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For her work on Selma (2014), a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr., DuVernay became the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director; the film went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her other film credits include the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary 13th (2016) and the Disney fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time (2018), the latter making her the first African-American woman to direct a film with a $100 million budget. In 2023, she directed the biographical film Origin based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020).
DuVernay's television credits include the OWN drama series Queen Sugar (2016) and two Netflix drama limited series: When They See Us (2019), based on the 1989 Central Park jogger case, and Colin in Black & White (2021), based on the teenage years of NFL player Colin Kaepernick. In 2017, DuVernay was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2020, she was elected to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences board of governors as part of the directors branch.
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Ava DuVernay Filmography
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | One Perfect Shot (TV Series) |
| 2022 | DMZ (TV Series) |
| 2021 | Colin in Black and White (TV Series) |
| 2019 | When They See Us (TV Series) |
| 2018 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Queen Sugar (TV Series) |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Nine for IX (TV Series) |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) (TV Series) |
| 2010 | |
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| 2008 |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | One Perfect Shot (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | DMZ (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Naomi (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Colin in Black and White (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home (2021) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | A Concerto Is a Conversation · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Cherish the Day (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | When They See Us (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Red Line (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Queen Sugar (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | For Justice · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Selma · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film · as Associate Producer |
| 2013 | Nine for IX (TV Series) |
| 2012 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | |
| 1988 | P.O.V. (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2026 | The 31st Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2025 | Seen & Heard (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | MoviePass, MovieCrash · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2024 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Becoming King · as Self |
| 2023 | Amanpour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | America in Black (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Only in Theaters · as Self |
| 2022 | One Perfect Shot (TV Series) · as Self - Director |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Adele: One Night Only · as Self |
| 2021 | DC FanDome 2021 · as Self |
| 2021 | The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | 2021 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Aggie · as Self |
| 2020 | The Amber Ruffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Dear... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | #blackAF (TV Series) · as Ava Duvernay |
| 2020 | The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | The 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2019 | The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Ava Duvernay |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero (2019) (TV Series) · as Self - Illustrious Guest |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Shine On With Reese (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Cultureshock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Half the Picture · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | 49th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2018 | 49th NAACP Image Awards Red Carpet · as Self |
| 2018 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | The Beat with Ari Melber (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Girls Trip · as Ava Duvernay |
| 2017 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Chelsea (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self |
| 2015 | The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | 72nd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | Life Itself · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Makers: Women Who Make America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | This Is the Life · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Nightline (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Filmmaker (segment: Selma) |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | One Perfect Shot (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Cherish the Day (TV Series) |
| 2016 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2008 |
| 2017 | |
| 2013 | Being Mary Jane (TV Series) · as Activist |
| 2023 | Starting Over (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2022 | Naomi (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 2021 | Colin in Black and White (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home (2021) (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2019 | When They See Us (TV Series) · as Story |
| 2016 | Queen Sugar (TV Series) · as Created For Television By |
| 2011 | Black Girls Rock! 2011 · as Segment Producer |