Movie 6.9 1997 1h 25m

The Watermelon Woman

Name: The Watermelon Woman
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1997-03-05
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 6.9

Drama, Comedy, Romance

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

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