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Ava DuVernay

1972-08-24 (52 years old) in Long Beach, California, USA

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).

Movies

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Becoming King
0 %|Feb 19, 2024
Documentary
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Only in Theaters
57 %|Nov 18, 2022
Documentary
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Adele One Night Only
79 %|Nov 14, 2021
Music, Documentary
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Regard Noir
45 %|Mar 21, 2021
Documentary
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Aggie
10 %|Oct 7, 2020
Documentary
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
73 %|Dec 7, 2018
Documentary, History
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Half the Picture
59 %|Jan 23, 2018
Documentary
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Girls Trip
68.37 %|Jul 21, 2017
Comedy
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Life Itself
75 %|Jul 4, 2014
Documentary
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This Is the Life
64 %|Feb 8, 2008
Documentary, Music

Series

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One Perfect Shot
47 %|Mar 24, 2022
Documentary, Reality
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Dear...
50 %|Jun 5, 2020
Documentary
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#blackAF
68 %|Apr 17, 2020
Comedy
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Tamron Hall
51 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
62 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
62 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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A Black Lady Sketch Show
74 %|Aug 2, 2019
Comedy
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Desus & Mero
51 %|Feb 21, 2019
Talk, Comedy
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Shine On with Reese
78 %|Jul 17, 2018
Talk
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Chelsea
52 %|May 11, 2016
Talk, Comedy
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Trailblazer Honors
75 %|Jun 27, 2014
Documentary
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Finding Your Roots
62 %|Mar 24, 2012
Documentary
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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CBS News Sunday Morning
62 %|Jan 28, 1979
News