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Cheryl Dunye, actor & director
Actor & Director

Cheryl Dunye: Movies & Box Office

films
19
as director
6
on screen
1990–2018
box office
$18.5M
Career at a glance

Cheryl Dunye's Career in Numbers

Cheryl Dunye's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Cheryl Dunye works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Janine (1990) to Black Is Blue (2014), and the 1990s were the busiest decade.

Cheryl Dunye Movies by Decade

  1. 1990s 9
  2. 2000s 2
  3. 2010s 5

The 1990s were Cheryl Dunye's busiest decade, with 9 films.

Cheryl Dunye Movies by Genre

  • Drama 4
  • Documentary 4
  • Comedy 3
  • Crime 2

Drama is the genre Cheryl Dunye has worked in most, with 4 films, ahead of documentary (4).

Cheryl Dunye Career Milestones

First film
Janine 1990
Biggest box office hit
My Baby's Daddy $18.5M worldwide
Newest film
Black Is Blue 2014
19 credits

Cheryl Dunye Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Cheryl Dunye is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 6 as director and 10 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Movies Directed by Cheryl Dunye

6
  1. 2014 Brother From Another Time (2014) movie poster Brother From Another Time
  2. 2014 Black Is Blue (2014) movie poster Black Is Blue Drama
  3. 2013 Valencia (2013) movie poster Valencia Drama
  4. 2004 My Baby's Daddy (2004) movie poster My Baby's Daddy Comedy
  5. 2001 Stranger Inside (2001) movie poster Stranger Inside Crime
  6. 1997 The Watermelon Woman (1997) movie poster The Watermelon Woman Drama

Cheryl Dunye Movies as an Actor

10
  1. 2012 Mommy Is Coming (2012) movie poster Mommy Is Coming as Cabby · Comedy
  2. 2010 The Owls (2010) movie poster The Owls as Carol · Crime
  3. 1995 Greetings from Africa (1995) movie poster Greetings from Africa as Cheryl · Comedy
  4. 1993 Sex Fish (1993) movie poster Sex Fish
  5. 1993 An Untitled Portrait (1993) movie poster An Untitled Portrait as (voice) · Documentary
  6. 1993 The Potluck and the Passion (1993) movie poster The Potluck and the Passion Drama
  7. 1993 Strange Weather (1993) movie poster Strange Weather
  8. 1992 Vanilla Sex (1992) movie poster Vanilla Sex as Narrator · Documentary
  9. 1992 She Don’t Fade (1992) movie poster She Don’t Fade as Cheryl / Shae Clarke · Documentary
  10. 1990 Janine (1990) movie poster Janine Documentary

Cheryl Dunye in Documentaries & Specials

3
  1. 2018 Dykes, Camera, Action! (2018) movie poster Dykes, Camera, Action! as Self · Documentary
  2. 2003 Sisters in Cinema (2003) movie poster Sisters in Cinema as Self · Documentary
  3. 1998 Lavender Limelight (1998) movie poster Lavender Limelight as Self · Documentary
FAQ

Cheryl Dunye: Questions & Answers

How many movies Cheryl Dunye has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Cheryl Dunye been in?

Cheryl Dunye is credited on 19 films, from 1990 to 2018. 10 of them as an actor and 6 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Cheryl Dunye's highest-grossing movie?

My Baby's Daddy (2004) is Cheryl Dunye's biggest box office hit, with $18.5M worldwide, ahead of The Watermelon Woman (1997) ($1.99K). Across every film with box office figures, Cheryl Dunye's movies have made $18.5M.

Cheryl Dunye's biggest hits

What is Cheryl Dunye's newest movie?

The most recent film on Cheryl Dunye's filmography is Dykes, Camera, Action! (2018), in the role of Self.

The Best Cheryl Dunye Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 19 credits.

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