MOVIE · 1997
The Watermelon Woman
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
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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A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
CAST
Featured cast
Cheryl DunyeCheryl
Guinevere TurnerDianaValarie WalkerTamara
Lisa Marie BronsonFae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl ClarkeJune WalkerIrene DunyeSelf
Brian FreemanLee Edwards
Ira JeffriesShirley Hamilton
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