May 13, 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.
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| Movie | 1993 | Sex Fish | ||
| Movie | 1997 | The Watermelon Woman | Cheryl | |
| Movie | 1993 | Strange Weather | ||
| Movie | 1996 | Greetings from Africa | Cheryl | |
| Movie | 1998 | Women of Vision | Self | |
| Movie | 2017 | Mansfield 66/67 | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | Sisters in Cinema | Self | |
| Movie | 2012 | Mommy Is Coming | Cabby | |
| Movie | 1998 | Lavender Limelight | Self | |
| Movie | 2018 | Dykes, Camera, Action! | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | Janine | ||
| Movie | 1992 | She Don't Fade | Cheryl / Shae Clarke | |
| Movie | 1992 | Vanilla Sex | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2010 | The Owls | Carol | |
| Movie | 1993 | An Untitled Portrait | (voice) | |
| Movie | 1993 | The Potluck and the Passion | ||
| Movie | 2010 | Hooters! | Self |
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| Movie | 1993 | Complicated Flesh | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1997 | The Watermelon Woman | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2001 | Stranger Inside | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2001 | Stranger Inside | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2010 | The Owls | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | Janine | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1990 | Janine | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2004 | My Baby's Daddy | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2014 | Black Is Blue | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | Janine | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1990 | Janine | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2012 | Mommy Is Coming | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2012 | Mommy Is Coming | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | Greetings from Africa | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | She Don't Fade | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1997 | The Watermelon Woman | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2002 | Truth Be Told | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Vanilla Sex | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Vanilla Sex | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1992 | Vanilla Sex | Cinematography | Crew |
| Movie | 1993 | An Untitled Portrait | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1993 | The Potluck and the Passion | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2013 | Valencia | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1997 | The Watermelon Woman | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2012 | Mommy Is Coming | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2014 | Brother From Another Time | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | She Don't Fade | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | She Don't Fade | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 2017 | DiAna's Hair Ego Remix | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2010 | The Owls | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2010 | The Owls | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1996 | Greetings from Africa | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1996 | Greetings from Africa | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1993 | The Potluck and the Passion | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | She Don't Fade | Producer | Production |
| Movie | N/A | Black Is Blue | Director | Directing |
| Movie | N/A | Black Is Blue | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2025 | Rainbow Girls | Executive Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2016 | Queen Sugar | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2013 | The Fosters | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2019 | All Rise | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2020 | Lovecraft Country | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2021 | Pride | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2020 | Bridgerton | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2022 | American Gigolo | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2018 | Manifest | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2022 | The Rookie: Feds | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2024 | Dead Boy Detectives | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2018 | You | Director | Directing |
