The Watermelon Woman (1997)
03/05/1997 (US) • 1h 25m
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Top Billed Cast
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye
Self
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
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