Cheryl Dunye

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

1993

Sex Fish

as

1997

The Watermelon Woman

as

Cheryl

1993

Strange Weather

as

Crystal

1996

Greetings from Africa

as

Cheryl

1998

Women of Vision

as

Self

2017

Mansfield 66/67

as

Self

2003

Sisters in Cinema

as

Self

2012

Mommy Is Coming

as

Cabby

1998

Lavender Limelight

as

Self

2018

Dykes, Camera, Action!

as

Self

1990

Janine

as

1992

She Don't Fade

as

Cheryl / Shae Clarke

1992

Vanilla Sex

as

Narrator

2010

The Owls

as

Carol

1993

An Untitled Portrait

as

(voice)

1993

The Potluck and the Passion

as

2010

Hooters!

as

Self

Production

1990

Janine

as

2012

Mommy Is Coming

as

2010

The Owls

as

1996

Greetings from Africa

as

1992

She Don't Fade

as

2025

Rainbow Girls

as

Crew

1992

Vanilla Sex

as

Directing

1993

Complicated Flesh

as

1997

The Watermelon Woman

as

2001

Stranger Inside

as

2010

The Owls

as

2004

My Baby's Daddy

as

2014

Black Is Blue

as

1990

Janine

as

2012

Mommy Is Coming

as

1996

Greetings from Africa

as

1992

She Don't Fade

as

1992

Vanilla Sex

as

1993

An Untitled Portrait

as

1993

The Potluck and the Passion

as

2013

Valencia: The Movie/S

as

2014

Brother From Another Time

as

2017

DiAna's Hair Ego Remix

as

Black Is Blue

as

Queen Sugar

as

The Fosters

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All Rise

as

Lovecraft Country

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Pride

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Bridgerton

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The Umbrella Academy

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American Gigolo

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Manifest

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The Rookie: Feds

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Dead Boy Detectives

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You

as

The Hunting Wives

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The Equalizer

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Y: The Last Man

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Star

as

Love Is___

as

Claws

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