FILM DIRECTOR

Cheryl Dunye

1966 - Today

Cheryl Dunye

Cheryl Dunye (; born May 13, 1966) is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. She is the daughter of Edith Irene Hamilton Dunye and George Kekura Dunye. Born in Liberia, but shortly after moved to Philadelphia. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Cheryl Dunye is the 2,091st most popular film director (down from 1,968th in 2024), the 18th most popular biography from Liberia (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Liberian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Cheryl Dunye ranks 2,091 out of 2,041. Before her are Chris Williams, Wayne Kramer, Jeff Fowler, Joachim Lafosse, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, and Asif Kapadia. After her are Gina Prince-Bythewood, David Lowery, Rob Letterman, Jeff Wadlow, Hans Weingartner, and Iryna Tsilyk.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

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Chris Williams
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 2,085
Wayne Kramer
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 2,086
Jeff Fowler
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 2,087
Joachim Lafosse
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 2,088
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 2,089
Asif Kapadia
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 2,090
Cheryl Dunye
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 2,091
Gina Prince-Bythewood
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 2,092
David Lowery
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 2,093
Rob Letterman
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 2,094
Jeff Wadlow
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 2,095
Hans Weingartner
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 2,096
Iryna Tsilyk
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 2,097

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Cheryl Dunye ranks 1,046. Before her are Ben Folds, Michael Forgeron, David Adjaye, Rebecca Gomperts, Brett Dutton, and Yasin Malik. After her are Josh Stein, Willie Anderson, Thomas Schäfer, Helen Morgan, Marcos Antonio Menezes Godoi, and Sándor Hódosi.

Others Born in 1966

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Ben Folds
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 1,040
Michael Forgeron
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 1,041
David Adjaye
ARCHITECT
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 1,042
Rebecca Gomperts
PHYSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 1,043
Brett Dutton
CYCLIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 1,044
Yasin Malik
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 1,045
Cheryl Dunye
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 1,046
Josh Stein
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 1,047
Willie Anderson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 1,048
Thomas Schäfer
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2020
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 1,049
Helen Morgan
ATHLETE
1966 - 2020
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 1,050
Marcos Antonio Menezes Godoi
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 1,051
Sándor Hódosi
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 1,052