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Ava DuVernay
Directing

Ava DuVernay
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1972-08-24,Long Beach, California, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Ava Marie DuVernay (/ˌdjuːvərˈneɪ/; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. In 2011, she founded her independent distribution company ARRAY. After making her directorial debut with I Will Follow (2010), DuVernay won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film, Middle of Nowhere, becoming the first black woman to win the award. For her work on Selma (2014), a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr., DuVernay became the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director; the film went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her other film credits include the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary 13th (2016) and the Disney fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time (2018), the latter making her the first African-American woman to direct a film with a $100 million budget. In 2023, she directed the biographical film Origin based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020). DuVernay's television credits include the OWN drama series Queen Sugar (2016) and two Netflix drama limited series: When They See Us (2019), based on the 1989 Central Park jogger case, and Colin in Black & White (2021), based on the teenage years of NFL player Colin Kaepernick. In 2017, DuVernay was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2020, she was elected to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences board of governors as part of the directors branch. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ava DuVernay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Adele One Night Only

7.8

Adele One Night Only
2021-11-14

Only in Theaters

4.2

Only in Theaters
2022-11-18

7.5

Life Itself
2014-07-04

1

Becoming King
2024-02-19

The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits

1

The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
2017-03-05

13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay

6.3

13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay
2017-01-26

6.816

Girls Trip
2017-07-21

Half the Picture

6.6

Half the Picture
2018-01-23

This Is the Life

5.8

This Is the Life
2008-02-08

Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now

7.7

Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
2019-06-13

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

7.2

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018-12-07

1

Aggie
2020-10-07

4.5

Regard Noir
2021-03-21

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

6.85

A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021-06-18

4.7

Tamron Hall
2019-09-09

Finding Your Roots

6.368

Finding Your Roots
2012-03-24

A Black Lady Sketch Show

6.963

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019-08-02

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

4.4

The View
1997-08-11

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.839

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

5.1

Chelsea
2016-05-11

5

Dear...
2020-06-05

Shine On with Reese

7.8

Shine On with Reese
2018-07-17

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2.875

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023-12-31

Trailblazer Honors

7.5

Trailblazer Honors
2014-06-27

5.1

Desus & Mero
2019-02-21

5.94

#blackAF
2020-04-17

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.082

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

One Perfect Shot

4.7

One Perfect Shot
2022-03-24

CBS News Sunday Morning

7.045

CBS News Sunday Morning
1979-01-28

Directors on Directors

0

Directors on Directors
2021-03-03

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

2.3

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025-09-09

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.341

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

Hollywood Black

9

Hollywood Black
2024-08-11