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The Watermelon Woman

MOVIE • 1997

The Watermelon Woman

Sometimes you have to create your own history.

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

TMDB ★ 3.5/5Votes: 131
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DramaComedyRomance

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Top Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner

Diana

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Valarie Walker

Tamara

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Lisa Marie Bronson

Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke

June Walker

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Irene Dunye

Self

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Brian Freeman

Lee Edwards

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Ira Jeffries

Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz

Martha Page

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

Self

Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman

CLIT Archivist

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V.S. Brodie

Karaoke Singer

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Shelley Olivier

Annie Heath

David Rakoff

David Rakoff

Librarian

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Film

Status

Released

Release

March 5, 1997

Runtime

85 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

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