FILM DIRECTOR

Cheryl Dunye

1966 - Today

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Cheryl Dunye (; born May 13, 1966) is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians. She is known as the first out black lesbian to ever direct a feature film with her 1996 film The Watermelon Woman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cheryl Dunye has received more than 286,232 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Cheryl Dunye is the 1,966th most popular film director, the 16th most popular biography from Liberia and the most popular Liberian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Cheryl Dunye ranks 1,966 out of 2,041. Before her are Adam Wingard, Gina Prince-Bythewood, David Lowery, Marielle Heller, Aleksei Alekseivich German, and Boris Khlebnikov. After her are Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Klim Shipenko, Euros Lyn, Jon M. Chu, Joseph Kahn, and Rob Letterman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Cheryl Dunye ranks 825. Before her are Denise Mina, Kurt Browning, Véronique Claudel, Alan Davies, Shaun Donovan, and Dav Pilkey. After her are Hersey Hawkins, Lori Alan, Vince Flynn, Fredrik Stillman, Markku Uusipaavalniemi, and Tiffany Cohen.

Others Born in 1966

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In Liberia

Among people born in Liberia, Cheryl Dunye ranks 16 out of 20. Before her are Gyude Bryant (1949), Moses Blah (1947), Ziad Fazah (1954), Edwin Barclay (1882), Amos Sawyer (1945), and Ola John (1992). After her are Sekou Oliseh (1990), Collins John (1985), Alex Nimely (1991), Darlington Nagbe (1990), and Emmanuel Matadi (1991).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Liberia

Among film directors born in Liberia, Cheryl Dunye ranks 1. 

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Filmography

The Umbrella Academy
Director
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.
8.549 / 10
Bridgerton
Director
Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
8.1 / 10
Manifest
Director
After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. As their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.
7.681 / 10