Directed credits
30
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Cheryl Dunye
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 18All crew credits: 33
TMDB ID: 232937
IMDb ID: nm0243109
Known for: Directing
Born: May 13, 1966
Age: 59
Place of birth: Monrovia, Liberia
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1992 - 2025
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 7.28
Wikidata: Q1070518
Frequent jobs
Director (30)Writer (2)Executive Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Cheryl Dunye.
DiAna's Hair Ego Remix
Director
2017 Movie
Brother From Another Time
Director
2014 Movie
1.0
Black Is Blue
Director
2014 Movie
0.5
Valencia: The Movie/S
Director
2013 Movie
3.5
The Owls
Director
2010 Movie
4.6
My Baby's Daddy
Director
2004 Movie
4.1
Stranger Inside
Director
2001 Movie
6.9
The Watermelon Woman
Director
1997 Movie
5.9
Greetings from Africa
Director
1996 Movie
6.1
The Potluck and the Passion
Director
1993 Movie
7.0
An Untitled Portrait
Director
1993 Movie
6.7
Vanilla Sex
Director
1992 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Cheryl Dunye.
6.9
The Hunting Wives
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
7.7
Dead Boy Detectives
Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.2
The Rookie: Feds
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
6.8
American Gigolo
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Y: The Last Man
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.7
Pride
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.3
The Equalizer
Director • 2 eps
2021 Series
8.1
Bridgerton
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
7.1
Lovecraft Country
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.4
All Rise
Director • 3 eps
2019 Series
8.5
The Umbrella Academy
Director • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.6
Manifest
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.0
You
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.3
Love Is___
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.8
Claws
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
8.0
Star
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Queen Sugar
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.5
The Fosters
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Cheryl Dunye.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Cheryl Dunye.
8.5
The Umbrella Academy
Director • 2 eps
2019 Series
8.1
Bridgerton
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
8.0
You
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.0
Star
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Queen Sugar
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Dead Boy Detectives
Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.6
Manifest
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.5
The Fosters
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.4
All Rise
Director • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.3
The Equalizer
Director • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.2
The Rookie: Feds
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.1
Lovecraft Country
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Cheryl Dunye.
Strange Weather
as Crystal
1993 Movie
1.0
Hooters!
as Self
2010 Movie
Sex Fish
1993 Movie
4.6
My Baby's Daddy
Director
2004 Movie
Rainbow Girls
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
0.5
Valencia: The Movie/S
Director
2013 Movie
6.9
The Watermelon Woman
Director
1997 Movie
7.5
Truth Be Told
Writer
2002 Movie
0.5
Dykes, Camera, Action!
as Self
2018 Movie
3.4
Mommy Is Coming
Writer
2012 Movie
4.1
Stranger Inside
Director
2001 Movie
7.0
An Untitled Portrait
Director
1993 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Cheryl Dunye.
8.1
Bridgerton
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
8.0
You
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.5
The Umbrella Academy
Director • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.3
The Equalizer
Director • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.6
Manifest
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.5
The Fosters
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.4
All Rise
Director • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.2
The Rookie: Feds
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
8.0
Star
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Dead Boy Detectives
Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.1
Lovecraft Country
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.9
The Hunting Wives
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Cheryl Dunye.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Cheryl Dunye.
0.5
Dykes, Camera, Action!
as Self
2018 Movie
4.8
Mansfield 66/67
as Self
2017 Movie
3.4
Mommy Is Coming
as Cabby
2012 Movie
1.0
Hooters!
as Self
2010 Movie
3.5
The Owls
as Carol
2010 Movie
6.5
Lavender Limelight
as Self
1998 Movie
6.9
The Watermelon Woman
as Cheryl
1997 Movie
5.9
Greetings from Africa
as Cheryl
1996 Movie
Sex Fish
1993 Movie
6.1
The Potluck and the Passion
1993 Movie
7.0
An Untitled Portrait
as (voice)
1993 Movie
Strange Weather
as Crystal
1993 Movie