Ava DuVernay
Age: N/A | From: Long Beach, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Ava Marie DuVernay , AvA , Eve
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Long Beach, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 49
TV Involvements: 28
Most Famous Work
Biography
Ava Marie DuVernay (born August 24, 1972) is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and former rapper. In the 1990s, DuVernay was active in the Los Angeles underground hip hop scene, performing under the names AvA and Eve, and as one half of the duo Figures of Speech with fellow female MC Ronda Ross (aka Jyant). DuVernay's debut film, music documentary "This Is the Life" (2008), chronicled the rise and enduring influence of the scene of which she had been a part, focusing on its epicenter at the famous open mic nights in the Good Life Cafe, where many major west coast underground hip hop artists got their starts. 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 on "Selma" (2014), DuVernay was the first black female director to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award and also the first 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 political documentary "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 | |
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| 2021 | Self | |
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| 2020 | Self | |
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| 2019 | Self - Guest | |
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| 2018 | Self | |
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| 2017 | Ava DuVernay | |
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| 2016 | Self | |
| 2015 | Self | |
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| 2014 | Self - Filmmaker | |
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| 2012 | Self | |
| 2008 | Self | |
| 1997 | Self - Guest | |
| 1996 | Self | |
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Directing
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| 2023 | Director | |
| 2022 | Director | |
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| 2016 | Director | |
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| 2014 | Director | |
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| 2012 | Director | |
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| 2006 | Director | |
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Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2023 | Producer | |
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
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| 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 | |
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| 2012 | Producer | |
| 2010 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2008 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2023 | Writer | |
| 2022 | Teleplay | |
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| 2020 | Writer | |
| 2019 | Story | |
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| 2017 | Writer | |
| 2016 | Writer | |
| 2014 | Writer | |
| 2013 | Writer | |
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| 2012 | Writer | |
| 2010 | Writer | |
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Creator
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