Awards & Winners

Cheryl Dunye

Date of Birth 13-May-1966
Place of Birth Monrovia
(Liberia, Africa, Montserrado County)
Nationality United States of America, Liberia
Profession Screenwriter, Film Producer, Film Director, Actor, Film Editor
Cheryl Dunye 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. Dunye was born in Liberia, and grew up in Philadelphia. Dunye has taught at the University of California Los Angeles, UC Riverside, Pitzer College, Claremont Graduate University, Pomona College, California Institute of the Arts, The New School of Social Research, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently an associate professor at Temple University and a mother of two children.

Awards by Cheryl Dunye

Check all the awards nominated and won by Cheryl Dunye.

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Stranger Inside

1996


Teddy Award for Best Feature Film
Honored for : The Watermelon Woman