Cheryl Dunye

Director

Born: May 13, 1966 (59 years old)

Place of birth: Monrovia, Liberia

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.

Filmography (25)

• Queen Sugar (2016, ★ 7.7)
• Bridgerton (2020, ★ 8.1)
• The Umbrella Academy (2019, ★ 8.5)
• The Fosters (2013, ★ 7.5)
• All Rise (2019, ★ 7.4)
• Lovecraft Country (2020, ★ 7.1)
• You (2018, ★ 8)
• Star (2016, ★ 8)
• The Watermelon Woman (1997, ★ 6.8)
• Dead Boy Detectives (2024, ★ 7.7)
• Greetings from Africa (1996, ★ 5.9)
• The Potluck and the Passion (1993, ★ 6.1)
• Pride (2021, ★ 6.7)
• American Gigolo (2022, ★ 6.8)
• Manifest (2018, ★ 7.6)
• The Rookie: Feds (2022, ★ 7.1)
• The Hunting Wives (2025, ★ 6.8)
• The Equalizer (2021, ★ 7.3)
• Y: The Last Man (2021, ★ 6.8)
• Claws (2017, ★ 6.8)
• Mansfield 66/67 (2017, ★ 4.8)
• Mommy Is Coming (2012, ★ 3.4)
• Stranger Inside (2001, ★ 4.1)
• My Baby's Daddy (2004, ★ 4.6)
• The Owls (2010, ★ 3.5)