The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Movie Details

Original Title The Watermelon Woman

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.7

Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Popularity: 0.2

Guinevere Turner

Diana

Popularity: 3.3

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Valarie Walker

Tamara

Popularity: 0.2

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Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Popularity: 0.1

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

Popularity: 0.1

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Irene Dunye

Self

Popularity: 0.1

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Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

Popularity: 0.5

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Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Popularity: 0.1

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Popularity: 0.6

Camille Paglia

Self

Popularity: 0.2

Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

Popularity: 0.4

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V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Cheryl Dunye

Executive Producer Michael Light

Editor Annie Taylor, Cheryl Dunye

Writer Cheryl Dunye

Producer Alexandra Juhasz, Barry Swimar

Production

Dancing Girl

Videos & Trailers

Trailer

BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A

Featurette

Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)

Featurette

A Flirty Customer

Clip

"I'm very attracted to you"

Clip

Cheryl Explains it All

Clip

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10

Aug 2, 2025

In some ways this makes for quite an intriguing docu-drama on the historic roles of African American woman in cinema as the silents gave way to the talkies. Back then, many a cast member, regardless of race or sex, was given a simple title or bit part to avoid them being paid more than absolutely ne ... Read more