The Watermelon Woman
The Watermelon Woman
Drama
Comedy
Romance

The Watermelon Woman

85 minutes
03/05/1997
6.9

Overview

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

Cast

Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl DunyeCheryl
Guinevere Turner
Guinevere TurnerDiana
Valarie Walker
Valarie WalkerTamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Lisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
Cheryl ClarkeJune Walker
Irene Dunye
Irene DunyeSelf
Brian Freeman
Brian FreemanLee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Ira JeffriesShirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Alexandra JuhaszMartha Page
Camille Paglia
Camille PagliaSelf
Sarah Schulman
Sarah SchulmanCLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
V.S. BrodieKaraoke Singer
Shelley Olivier
Shelley OlivierAnnie Heath
David Rakoff
David RakoffLibrarian
Toshi Reagon
Toshi ReagonStreet Musician
Christopher Ridenhour
Christopher RidenhourBob
Kat Robertson
Kat RobertsonYvette
Jocelyn Taylor
Jocelyn TaylorStacey
Bill Wayterra
Bill WayterraPhotographer
Elaine Freeman
Elaine FreemanBride's Mother
Erin Cramer
Erin CramerBride
Wellington Love
Wellington LoveGroom
Toni Nash
Toni NashGroom's Mother
Zoe Goldberg
Zoe GoldbergLittle White Girl
Calder Goldberg
Calder GoldbergLittle White Boy
Shanell Johnson
Shanell JohnsonLittle Black Girl 1
Olivia Bokelman
Olivia BokelmanLittle Black Girl 2
Madelyn Bokelman
Madelyn BokelmanLittle Black Girl 3
Barry Swimar
Barry SwimarRelative in Yamulke
Sara Vogt
Sara Vogt"Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
Ana Margaret Sanchez
Ana Margaret Sanchez"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto
Eve Oishi
Eve OishiKaraoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
Joy Malinowski
Joy MalinowskiEmcee
Anthony Christopher
Anthony ChristopherBlack Banker on the Street
Suzi Nash
Suzi NashBlack School Teacher on the Street
Earl Pittman
Earl PittmanSorry Rosie 1
Jonathan Ellis
Jonathan EllisSorry Rosie 2
T. LaMonte McKinnon
T. LaMonte McKinnonSorry Rosie 3
S. Elizabeth Evans
S. Elizabeth EvansLeather Girl on the Street
Amadee Braxton
Amadee BraxtonBus Stop Girl 1
Denise Sneed
Denise SneedBus Stop Girl 2
Robert Reid-Pharr
Robert Reid-PharrStreet Queen in Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)
David Hanson
David HansonGrungy White Boy
Rita Porter
Rita PorterWhite Woman at Produce Truck
Brian Baisemore
Brian BaisemoreProduce Man
Gail Lloyd
Gail LloydDiana's Black Date
Tatum Kendall
Tatum KendallWhite Girl Student 1
Tania Galloni
Tania GalloniWhite Girl Student 2
Jake Carlo
Jake CarloWhite Boy Student
Zanobia Webb
Zanobia WebbPoet
Nana Korantemaa
Nana KorantemaaDrummer
Nana Akousa Agyiriwah
Nana Akousa AgyiriwahPercussionist
Virginia Manning
Virginia ManningAnnie's Girlfriend
Patricia Ellis
Patricia EllisMrs. Page-Fletcher
Lillie Hayes
Lillie HayesHer Maid
James Charles Roberts
James Charles RobertsNewsreel Narrator (voice)
Robert Sciasci
Robert SciasciPolice Officer
A. Ron Marigna
A. Ron MarignaPolice Officer
Donnita Hamilton
Donnita HamiltonJune's Next Door Neighbor
K. Brent Hill
K. Brent HillJ. Liberty Wells
Jody Benjamin
Jody BenjaminJosie
Claudine Benoit
Claudine BenoitButch at Party
Zoe Bissel
Zoe BisselWhite Bar Dyke
Anna Blume
Anna BlumeEleanor Van Clyde
Mark Breitenberg
Mark BreitenbergClaude Thornton
Kenrick Cato
Kenrick CatoRay Blake / NAACP
Kristina Deutsch
Kristina DeutschSandra Vincent
Charlene Gilbert
Charlene GilbertCard Playing Dyke
Reggie Griffin
Reggie GriffinHambone Jones
Valerie Manenti
Valerie ManentiRent Party and White Bar Dyke
Lilly Marnell
Lilly MarnellFemme at Party
Fawn McGee
Fawn McGeeBobbi / Willa Clarke
Darrell Moore
Darrell MooreNAACP
Luciana Moreira
Luciana MoreiraSet Stylist
L.M. Doria Roberts
L.M. Doria RobertsReba Richards / Banana Skirt
Linda Salerno
Linda SalernoMargaret Fitzgerald
Carolyn Shapiro
Carolyn ShapiroWhite Actress
Julia Zay
Julia ZayWhite Bar Dyke