
Director
Cheryl Dunye
Born 1966 · Monrovia, Liberia
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.
Directed

The Umbrella Academy
Director · 2019

You
Director · 2018

Bridgerton
Director · 2020

Manifest
Director · 2018

Lovecraft Country
Director · 2020

Dead Boy Detectives
Director · 2024

The Fosters
Director · 2013

The Equalizer
Director · 2021

Star
Director · 2016

Y: The Last Man
Director · 2021

Queen Sugar
Director · 2016

All Rise
Director · 2019

The Rookie: Feds
Director · 2022

Claws
Director · 2017

The Watermelon Woman
Director · 1997

The Hunting Wives
Director · 2025

American Gigolo
Director · 2022

Pride
Director · 2021
Acting

The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl · 1997

Strange Weather
Crystal · 1993

Hollywood Black
Self · 2024
She Don't Fade
Cheryl / Shae Clarke · 1992

An Untitled Portrait
(voice) · 1993

Vanilla Sex
Narrator · 1992

Greetings from Africa
Cheryl · 1996
Sisters in Cinema
Self · 2003

Lavender Limelight
Self · 1998

Mansfield 66/67
Self · 2017

The Owls
Carol · 2010

Mommy Is Coming
Cabby · 2012

Hooters!
Self · 2010
Women of Vision
Self · 1998

Dykes, Camera, Action!
Self · 2018


