Movie
The Watermelon Woman
Released: March 5, 1997 (1997)
Runtime: 85 minutes
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Cheryl Clarke as June Walker
Age at release: 49
- Camille Paglia as Self
Age at release: 49
- Sarah Schulman as CLIT Archivist
Age at release: 38
- Guinevere Turner as Diana
Age at release: 28
- Valarie Walker as Tamara
Age at release: Unknown
- Lisa Marie Bronson as Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Age at release: Unknown
- Irene Dunye as Self
Age at release: Unknown
- Brian Freeman as Lee Edwards
Age at release: Unknown
- Ira Jeffries as Shirley Hamilton
Age at release: Unknown
- Shelley Olivier as Annie Heath
Age at release: Unknown
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- David Rakoff as Librarian
Age at release: 32
- Christopher Ridenhour as Bob
Age at release: Unknown
- Bill Wayterra as Photographer
Age at release: Unknown
- Elaine Freeman as Bride's Mother
Age at release: Unknown
- Erin Cramer as Bride
Age at release: Unknown
- Toni Nash as Groom's Mother
Age at release: Unknown
- Zoe Goldberg as Little White Girl
Age at release: Unknown
- Calder Goldberg as Little White Boy
Age at release: Unknown
- Shanell Johnson as Little Black Girl 1
Age at release: Unknown
- Olivia Bokelman as Little Black Girl 2
Age at release: Unknown
- Madelyn Bokelman as Little Black Girl 3
Age at release: Unknown
- Sara Vogt as "Plantation Memories" Mistress / Cassandra Brooke (photo)
Age at release: Unknown
- Ana Margaret Sanchez as "Souls of Deceit" Mulatto
Age at release: Unknown
- Eve Oishi as Karaoke Cute Girl / Woman in Audience (photo)
Age at release: Unknown
- Anthony Christopher as Black Banker on the Street
Age at release: Unknown
- Suzi Nash as Black School Teacher on the Street
Age at release: Unknown
- Earl Pittman as Sorry Rosie 1
Age at release: Unknown
- Jonathan Ellis as Sorry Rosie 2
Age at release: Unknown
- T. LaMonte McKinnon as Sorry Rosie 3
Age at release: Unknown
- S. Elizabeth Evans as Leather Girl on the Street
Age at release: Unknown