The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman by Cheryl Dunye

6.90

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

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Cast

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye as Cheryl

Guinevere Turner

Guinevere Turner as Diana

Valarie Walker

Valarie Walker as Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson

Lisa Marie Bronson as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarke as June Walker

Irene Dunye

Irene Dunye as Self

Brian Freeman

Brian Freeman as Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries

Ira Jeffries as Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz

Alexandra Juhasz as Martha Page

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia as Self

Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman as CLIT Archivist

V.S. Brodie

V.S. Brodie as Karaoke Singer

Shelley Olivier

Shelley Olivier as Annie Heath

David Rakoff

David Rakoff as Librarian

Toshi Reagon

Toshi Reagon as Street Musician

Christopher Ridenhour

Christopher Ridenhour as Bob

Kat Robertson

Kat Robertson as Yvette

Jocelyn Taylor

Jocelyn Taylor as Stacey

Bill Wayterra

Bill Wayterra as Photographer

Elaine Freeman

Elaine Freeman as Bride's Mother

Erin Cramer

Erin Cramer as Bride

Wellington Love

Wellington Love as Groom

Toni Nash

Toni Nash as Groom's Mother

Zoe Goldberg

Zoe Goldberg as Little White Girl

Calder Goldberg

Calder Goldberg as Little White Boy

Shanell Johnson

Shanell Johnson as Little Black Girl 1

Olivia Bokelman

Olivia Bokelman as Little Black Girl 2

Madelyn Bokelman

Madelyn Bokelman as Little Black Girl 3

Barry Swimar

Barry Swimar as Relative in Yamulke

Sara Vogt

Sara Vogt as "Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)

Ana Margaret Sanchez

Ana Margaret Sanchez as "Souls of Deceit" Mulatto

Eve Oishi

Eve Oishi as Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)

Joy Malinowski

Joy Malinowski as Emcee

Anthony Christopher

Anthony Christopher as Black Banker on the Street

Suzi Nash

Suzi Nash as Black School Teacher on the Street

Earl Pittman

Earl Pittman as Sorry Rosie 1

Jonathan Ellis

Jonathan Ellis as Sorry Rosie 2

T. LaMonte McKinnon

T. LaMonte McKinnon as Sorry Rosie 3

S. Elizabeth Evans

S. Elizabeth Evans as Leather Girl on the Street

Amadee Braxton

Amadee Braxton as Bus Stop Girl 1

Denise Sneed

Denise Sneed as Bus Stop Girl 2

Robert Reid-Pharr

Robert Reid-Pharr as Street Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)

David Hanson

David Hanson as Grungy White Boy

Rita Porter

Rita Porter as White Woman at Produce Truck

Brian Baisemore

Brian Baisemore as Produce Man

Gail Lloyd

Gail Lloyd as Diana's Black Date

Tatum Kendall

Tatum Kendall as White Girl Student 1

Tania Galloni

Tania Galloni as White Girl Student 2

Jake Carlo

Jake Carlo as White Boy Student

Zanobia Webb

Zanobia Webb as Poet

Nana Korantemaa

Nana Korantemaa as Drummer

Nana Akousa Agyiriwah

Nana Akousa Agyiriwah as Percussionist

Virginia Manning

Virginia Manning as Annie's Girlfriend

Patricia Ellis

Patricia Ellis as Mrs. Page-Fletcher

Lillie Hayes

Lillie Hayes as Her Maid

James Charles Roberts

James Charles Roberts as Newsreel Narrator (voice)

Robert Sciasci

Robert Sciasci as Police Officer

A. Ron Marigna

A. Ron Marigna as Police Officer

Donnita Hamilton

Donnita Hamilton as June's Next Door Neighbor

K. Brent Hill

K. Brent Hill as J. Liberty Wells

Jody Benjamin

Jody Benjamin as Josie

Claudine Benoit

Claudine Benoit as Butch at Party

Zoe Bissel

Zoe Bissel as White Bar Dyke

Anna Blume

Anna Blume as Eleanor Van Clyde

Mark Breitenberg

Mark Breitenberg as Claude Thornton

Kenrick Cato

Kenrick Cato as Ray Blake / NAACP

Kristina Deutsch

Kristina Deutsch as Sandra Vincent

Charlene Gilbert

Charlene Gilbert as Card Playing Dyke

Reggie Griffin

Reggie Griffin as Hambone Jones

Valerie Manenti

Valerie Manenti as Rent Party and White Bar Dyke

Lilly Marnell

Lilly Marnell as Femme at Party

Fawn McGee

Fawn McGee as Bobbi / Willa Clarke

Darrell Moore

Darrell Moore as NAACP

Luciana Moreira

Luciana Moreira as Set Stylist

L.M. Doria Roberts

L.M. Doria Roberts as Reba Richards / Banana Skirt

Linda Salerno

Linda Salerno as Margaret Fitzgerald

Carolyn Shapiro

Carolyn Shapiro as White Actress

Julia Zay

Julia Zay as White Bar Dyke

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