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Cheryl Dunye (b. 1966)

Birthplace:
Monrovia, Liberia

Born:
May 13, 1966

Biography from TheMovieDB

Cheryl Dunye (born May 13, 1966) is a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye is a lesbian and her work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Cinematography:
1992  Vanilla Sex

Director:
1990  Janine
1992  She Don't Fade
1992  Vanilla Sex
1993  An Untitled Portrait
1993  Complicated Flesh
1993  The Potluck and the Passion
1996  Greetings from Africa
1997  The Watermelon Woman
2001  Stranger Inside
2004  My Baby's Daddy
2010  The Owls
2012  Mommy Is Coming
2013  Valencia
2014  Black Is Blue
2014  Brother From Another Time
2017  DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
????  Black Is Blue

Editor:
1990  Janine
1992  She Don't Fade
1992  Vanilla Sex
1993  An Untitled Portrait
1993  Complicated Flesh
1993  The Potluck and the Passion
1996  Greetings from Africa
1997  The Watermelon Woman
2001  Stranger Inside
2004  My Baby's Daddy
2010  The Owls
2012  Mommy Is Coming
2013  Valencia
2014  Black Is Blue
2014  Brother From Another Time
2017  DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
????  Black Is Blue

Executive Producer:
1990  Janine
1992  She Don't Fade
1992  Vanilla Sex
1993  An Untitled Portrait
1993  Complicated Flesh
1993  The Potluck and the Passion
1996  Greetings from Africa
1997  The Watermelon Woman
2001  Stranger Inside
2004  My Baby's Daddy
2010  The Owls
2012  Mommy Is Coming
2013  Valencia
2014  Black Is Blue
2014  Brother From Another Time
2017  DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
2025  Rainbow Girls
????  Black Is Blue

Producer:
1990  Janine
1992  She Don't Fade
1992  Vanilla Sex
1993  An Untitled Portrait
1993  Complicated Flesh
1993  The Potluck and the Passion
1996  Greetings from Africa
1997  The Watermelon Woman
2001  Stranger Inside
2004  My Baby's Daddy
2010  The Owls
2012  Mommy Is Coming
2013  Valencia
2014  Black Is Blue
2014  Brother From Another Time
2017  DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
2025  Rainbow Girls
????  Black Is Blue

Screenplay:
1990  Janine
1992  She Don't Fade
1992  Vanilla Sex
1993  An Untitled Portrait
1993  Complicated Flesh
1993  The Potluck and the Passion
1996  Greetings from Africa
1997  The Watermelon Woman
2001  Stranger Inside
2004  My Baby's Daddy
2010  The Owls
2012  Mommy Is Coming
2013  Valencia
2014  Black Is Blue
2014  Brother From Another Time
2017  DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
2025  Rainbow Girls
????  Black Is Blue

Writer:
1990  Janine
1992  She Don't Fade
1992  Vanilla Sex
1993  An Untitled Portrait
1993  Complicated Flesh
1993  The Potluck and the Passion
1996  Greetings from Africa
1997  The Watermelon Woman
2001  Stranger Inside
2002  Truth Be Told
2004  My Baby's Daddy
2010  The Owls
2012  Mommy Is Coming
2013  Valencia
2014  Black Is Blue
2014  Brother From Another Time
2017  DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
2025  Rainbow Girls
????  Black Is Blue

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TV Production

Director:
2013  The Fosters
2016  Queen Sugar
2018  Manifest
2018  You
2019  All Rise
2019  The Umbrella Academy
2020  Bridgerton
2020  Lovecraft Country
2021  Pride
2022  American Gigolo
2022  The Rookie: Feds
2024  Dead Boy Detectives

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