
The Watermelon Woman
- Drama
- Comedy
- Romance
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Cast

Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl

Guinevere Turner
Diana
- Valarie Walker
Valarie Walker
Tamara
- Lisa Marie Bronson
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards

Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
- Irene Dunye
Irene Dunye
Self
- Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
- Ira Jeffries
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton

Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page

Camille Paglia
Self

Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
- V.S. Brodie
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
- Shelley Olivier
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath

David Rakoff
Librarian
- Toshi Reagon
Toshi Reagon
Street Musician
- Christopher Ridenhour
Christopher Ridenhour
Bob
- Kat Robertson
Kat Robertson
Yvette

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" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
- Ana Margaret Sanchez
Ana Margaret Sanchez
"Souls of Deceit" Mulatto
- Eve Oishi
Eve Oishi
Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
- Joy Malinowski
Joy Malinowski
Emcee
- Anthony Christopher
Anthony Christopher
Black Banker on the Street
- Suzi Nash
Suzi Nash
Black School Teacher on the Street
- 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 Street
- 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 Library Line / Fred DeShields (photo)
- David Hanson
David Hanson
Grungy White Boy
- Rita Porter
Rita Porter
White Woman at Produce Truck
- Brian Baisemore
Brian Baisemore
Produce Man

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 (voice)
- Robert Sciasci
Robert Sciasci
Police Officer
- A. Ron Marigna
A. Ron Marigna
Police Officer
- Donnita Hamilton
Donnita Hamilton
June's Next Door Neighbor
- 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 Bar Dyke
- 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 / Banana Skirt
- Linda Salerno
Linda Salerno
Margaret Fitzgerald
- Carolyn Shapiro
Carolyn Shapiro
White Actress
- Julia Zay
Julia Zay
White Bar Dyke
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