The Watermelon Woman (1997)
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.
Rated
12
Year
1997
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
5 March 1997
TMDB
7.0 (130)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
V
Valarie Walker
Tamara
L
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
I
Irene Dunye
Self
B
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
I
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
V
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
S
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
David Rakoff
Librarian
T
Toshi Reagon
Street Musician
C
Christopher Ridenhour
Bob
K
Kat Robertson
Yvette
Jocelyn Taylor
Stacey
B
Bill Wayterra
Photographer
E
Elaine Freeman
Bride's Mother
E
Erin Cramer
Bride
W
Wellington Love
Groom
T
Toni Nash
Groom's Mother
Z
Zoe Goldberg
Little White Girl
C
Calder Goldberg
Little White Boy
S
Shanell Johnson
Little Black Girl 1
O
Olivia Bokelman
Little Black Girl 2
M
Madelyn Bokelman
Little Black Girl 3
B
Barry Swimar
Relative in Yamulke
S
Sara Vogt
"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
A
Ana Margaret Sanchez
"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto
E
Eve Oishi
Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
J
Joy Malinowski
Emcee
A
Anthony Christopher
Black Banker on the Street
S
Suzi Nash
Black School Teacher on the Street
E
Earl Pittman
Sorry Rosie 1
J
Jonathan Ellis
Sorry Rosie 2
T
T. LaMonte McKinnon
Sorry Rosie 3
S
S. Elizabeth Evans
Leather Girl on the Street
A
Amadee Braxton
Bus Stop Girl 1
D
Denise Sneed
Bus Stop Girl 2
R
Robert Reid-Pharr
Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)
D
David Hanson
Grungy White Boy
R
Rita Porter
White Woman at Produce Truck
B
Brian Baisemore
Produce Man
Gail Lloyd
Diana's Black Date
T
Tatum Kendall
White Girl Student 1
T
Tania Galloni
White Girl Student 2
J
Jake Carlo
White Boy Student
Z
Zanobia Webb
Poet
N
Nana Korantemaa
Drummer
N
Nana Akousa Agyiriwah
Percussionist
V
Virginia Manning
Annie's Girlfriend
P
Patricia Ellis
Mrs. Page-Fletcher
L
Lillie Hayes
Her Maid
J
James Charles Roberts
Newsreel Narrator (voice)
R
Robert Sciasci
Police Officer
A
A. Ron Marigna
Police Officer
D
Donnita Hamilton
June's Next Door Neighbor
K
K. Brent Hill
J. Liberty Wells
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