Ava DuVernay
Age: 51 | From: Long Beach, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1972-08-24 07:30:23
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Long Beach, California, USA
Homepage: http://www.avaduvernay.com
Movie Involvements: 49
TV Involvements: 28
Most Famous Work
Biography
Ava Marie DuVernay (born August 24, 1972) is an American director, screenwriter, film marketer, and film distributor. At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, DuVernay won the Best Director Prize for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere, becoming the first African-American woman to win the award. For her work in Selma (2014), DuVernay was the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award. With Selma, she was also the first black female director to have her film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, though she was not nominated for Best Director. In 2017, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for her film 13th (2016).
Most Famous Work
When They See Us
(2019) Creator
Colin in Black and White
(2021) Creator
Naomi
(2022) Creator
Queen Sugar
(2016) Creator
Cherish the Day
(2020) Creator
The Red Line
(2019) Executive Producer
DMZ
(2022) Executive Producer
A Wrinkle in Time
(2018) DirectorActing
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| 2022 | Self | |
| Self - Director | ||
| 2021 | Self | |
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| 2020 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 2019 | Self - Guest | |
| Ava DuVernay | ||
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| Self - Illustrious Guest | ||
| 2018 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2017 | Ava DuVernay | |
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| 2016 | Self | |
| 2015 | Self | |
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| 2014 | Self - Filmmaker | |
| Honoree | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2012 | Self | |
| 2008 | Self | |
| 1997 | Self - Guest | |
| 1996 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Writer | |
| 2022 | Writer | |
| Teleplay | ||
| 2020 | Writer | |
| 2019 | Story | |
| Teleplay | ||
| 2017 | Writer | |
| 2016 | Writer | |
| 2014 | Writer | |
| 2013 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 2012 | Writer | |
| 2010 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Producer | |
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
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| Producer | ||
| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2019 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2017 | Producer | |
| 2016 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2014 | Executive Producer | |
| 2013 | Associate Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 2012 | Producer | |
| 2010 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2008 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Director | |
| 2022 | Director | |
| 2021 | Director | |
| 2019 | Director | |
| 2018 | Director | |
| 2017 | Director | |
| 2016 | Director | |
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| 2014 | Director | |
| 2013 | Director | |
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| Director | ||
| 2012 | Director | |
| 2010 | Director | |
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| 2009 | Director | |
| 2008 | Director | |
| 2006 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2022 | Creator | |
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| 2021 | Creator | |
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| 2020 | Creator | |
| 2019 | Creator | |
| 2016 | Creator | |
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