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The Watermelon Woman [44479]
Released: 1997-03-05
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: $0
Runtime: 85 mins
Popularity: 1.433
Vote Average: 6.9
Vote Count: 89
Overview: A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Cast [78]

Cheryl Dunye — Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl

Guinevere Turner — Guinevere Turner
Diana

Valarie Walker — Valarie Walker
Tamara

Lisa Marie Bronson — Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon

Cheryl Clarke — Cheryl Clarke
June Walker

Irene Dunye — Irene Dunye
Self

Brian Freeman — Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards

Ira Jeffries — Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz — Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page

Camille Paglia — Camille Paglia
Self

Sarah Schulman — Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist

V.S. Brodie — V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer

Shelley Olivier — Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath

David Rakoff — David Rakoff
Librarian

Toshi Reagon — Toshi Reagon
Street Musician

Christopher Ridenhour — Christopher Ridenhour
Bob

Kat Robertson — Kat Robertson
Yvette

Jocelyn Taylor — Jocelyn Taylor
Stacey

Bill Wayterra — Bill Wayterra
Photographer

Elaine Freeman — Elaine Freeman
Bride's Mother

Erin Cramer — Erin Cramer
Bride

Wellington Love — Wellington Love
Groom

Toni Nash — Toni Nash
Groom's Mother

Zoe Goldberg — Zoe Goldberg
Little White Girl

Calder Goldberg — Calder Goldberg
Little White Boy

Shanell Johnson — Shanell Johnson
Little Black Girl 1

Olivia Bokelman — Olivia Bokelman
Little Black Girl 2

Madelyn Bokelman — Madelyn Bokelman
Little Black Girl 3

Barry Swimar — Barry Swimar
Relative in Yamulke

Sara Vogt — Sara Vogt
"Plantation Memories

Ana Margaret Sanchez — Ana Margaret Sanchez
"Souls of Deceit" Mu

Eve Oishi — Eve Oishi
Karaoke Cute Girl /

Joy Malinowski — Joy Malinowski
Emcee

Anthony Christopher — Anthony Christopher
Black Banker on the

Suzi Nash — Suzi Nash
Black School Teacher

Earl Pittman — Earl Pittman
Sorry Rosie 1

Jonathan Ellis — Jonathan Ellis
Sorry Rosie 2

T. LaMonte McKinnon — T. LaMonte McKinnon
Sorry Rosie 3

S. Elizabeth Evans — S. Elizabeth Evans
Leather Girl on the

Amadee Braxton — Amadee Braxton
Bus Stop Girl 1

Denise Sneed — Denise Sneed
Bus Stop Girl 2

Robert Reid-Pharr — Robert Reid-Pharr
Street Queen in Libr

David Hanson — David Hanson
Grungy White Boy

Rita Porter — Rita Porter
White Woman at Produ

Brian Baisemore — Brian Baisemore
Produce Man

Gail Lloyd — Gail Lloyd
Diana's Black Date

Tatum Kendall — Tatum Kendall
White Girl Student 1

Tania Galloni — Tania Galloni
White Girl Student 2

Jake Carlo — Jake Carlo
White Boy Student

Zanobia Webb — Zanobia Webb
Poet

Nana Korantemaa — Nana Korantemaa
Drummer

Nana Akousa Agyiriwah — Nana Akousa Agyiriwah
Percussionist

Virginia Manning — Virginia Manning
Annie's Girlfriend

Patricia Ellis — Patricia Ellis
Mrs. Page-Fletcher

Lillie Hayes — Lillie Hayes
Her Maid

James Charles Roberts — James Charles Roberts
Newsreel Narrator

Robert Sciasci — Robert Sciasci
Police Officer

A. Ron Marigna — A. Ron Marigna
Police Officer

Donnita Hamilton — Donnita Hamilton
June's Next Door Nei

K. Brent Hill — K. Brent Hill
J. Liberty Wells

Jody Benjamin — Jody Benjamin
Josie

Claudine Benoit — Claudine Benoit
Butch at Party

Zoe Bissel — Zoe Bissel
White Bar Dyke

Anna Blume — Anna Blume
Eleanor Van Clyde

Mark Breitenberg — Mark Breitenberg
Claude Thornton

Kenrick Cato — Kenrick Cato
Ray Blake / NAACP

Kristina Deutsch — Kristina Deutsch
Sandra Vincent

Charlene Gilbert — Charlene Gilbert
Card Playing Dyke

Reggie Griffin — Reggie Griffin
Hambone Jones

Valerie Manenti — Valerie Manenti
Rent Party and White

Lilly Marnell — Lilly Marnell
Femme at Party

Fawn McGee — Fawn McGee
Bobbi / Willa Clarke

Darrell Moore — Darrell Moore
NAACP

Luciana Moreira — Luciana Moreira
Set Stylist

L.M. Doria Roberts — L.M. Doria Roberts
Reba Richards / Bana

Linda Salerno — Linda Salerno
Margaret Fitzgerald

Carolyn Shapiro — Carolyn Shapiro
White Actress

Julia Zay — Julia Zay
White Bar Dyke

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