Cheryl Dunye
Directing1966Monrovia, 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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
Black Is Blue
Director
Black Is Blue
Writer
2025
Rainbow Girls
Executive Producer
The Hunting Wives
TVDirector
2024
Dead Boy Detectives
TVDirector
2022
The Rookie: Feds
TVDirector• 2 eps
American Gigolo
TVDirector
2021
2020
Lovecraft Country
TVDirector• 1 eps
Bridgerton
TVDirector
2019
All Rise
TVDirector• 3 eps
The Umbrella Academy
TVDirector
2018
Dykes, Camera, Action!
as Self
Claws
TVDirector• 2 eps
You
TVDirector
Manifest
TVDirector
Love Is___
TVDirector
2017
Mansfield 66/67
as Self
DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
Director
2016
Queen Sugar
TVDirector
Star
TVDirector
2014
Black Is Blue
Director
Brother From Another Time
Director
2013
Valencia: The Movie/S
Director
The Fosters
TVDirector
2012
2004
My Baby's Daddy
Director
2003
Sisters in Cinema
as Self
2002
Truth Be Told
Writer
2001
Stranger Inside
Director
Stranger Inside
Writer
1998
Women of Vision
as Self
Lavender Limelight
as Self
1997
The Watermelon Woman
as Cheryl
The Watermelon Woman
Director
The Watermelon Woman
Writer
The Watermelon Woman
Editor
1996
Greetings from Africa
as Cheryl
Greetings from Africa
Director
Greetings from Africa
Writer
Greetings from Africa
Producer
1993
Strange Weather
as Crystal
An Untitled Portrait
as (voice)
An Untitled Portrait
Director
The Potluck and the Passion
Director
Complicated Flesh
Director
1992
She Don't Fade
as Cheryl / Shae Clarke
Vanilla Sex
as Narrator
She Don't Fade
Director
She Don't Fade
Screenplay
She Don't Fade
Editor
She Don't Fade
Producer
Vanilla Sex
Editor
Vanilla Sex
Cinematography
Vanilla Sex
Director