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Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

Director · Born 1972-08-24 · Long Beach, California, USA

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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…

Directed

  1. Selma (2014) — Director
  2. A Wrinkle in Time (2018) — Director
  3. When They See Us (2019) — Director
  4. 13th (2016) — Director
  5. Queen Sugar (2016) — Director
  6. DMZ (2022) — Director
  7. Origin (2023) — Director
  8. Colin in Black and White (2021) — Director
  9. Middle of Nowhere (2012) — Director
  10. I Will Follow (2010) — Director
  11. This Is the Life (2008) — Director
  12. The Door (2013) — Director
  13. Nine for IX (2013) — Director
  14. Say Yes (2013) — Director
  15. My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop (2010) — Director
  16. Venus VS. (2013) — Director
  17. Saturday Night Life (2006) — Director
  18. Family Feud (2018) — Director
  19. August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017) — Director
  20. Compton in C Minor (2009) — Director
  21. Heist of Benin — Director
  22. 14th (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Girls Trip (2017) — Ava DuVernay
  2. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  3. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self - Guest
  4. Life Itself (2014) — Self - Filmmaker
  5. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest
  6. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  7. The View (1997) — Self - Guest
  8. Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now (2019) — Self
  9. Chelsea (2016) — Self
  10. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
  11. Adele One Night Only (2021) — Self
  12. A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) — Ava DuVernay
  13. #blackAF (2020) — Ava DuVernay
  14. Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) — Self
  15. CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) — Self
  16. A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021) — Self
  17. Finding Your Roots (2012) — Self
  18. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
  19. Tamron Hall (2019) — Self - Guest
  20. 13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay (2017) — Herself
  21. Half the Picture (2018) — Self
  22. Desus & Mero (2019) — Self - Illustrious Guest
  23. This Is the Life (2008) — Self
  24. Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023) — Self
  25. Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025) — Self
  26. Dear... (2020) — Self
  27. One Perfect Shot (2022) — Self - Director
  28. Only in Theaters (2022) — Self
  29. Shine On with Reese (2018) — Self
  30. Hollywood Black (2024) — Self
  31. Becoming King (2024) — Self
  32. Aggie (2020) — Self
  33. Regard Noir (2021) — Self
  34. Trailblazer Honors (2014) — Self - Honoree
  35. The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits (2017) — Self
  36. Directors on Directors (2021) — Self