Filmmaker
Cheryl Dunye
The Watermelon Woman, the first feature by a Black lesbian director.
Cheryl Dunye is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. She is the daughter of Edith Irene Hamilton Dunye and George Kekura Dunye. She was born in Liberia, but shortly after, her family moved to Philadelphia. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians. She is known as the first out black lesbian to ever direct a feature film with her 1996 film The Watermelon Woman. She runs the production company Jingletown Films based in Oakland, California.
- Born
- 1966-05-13, LiberiaA Friday
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1966-05-13, Liberia · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Monroviathe zone used then
Africa/MonroviaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 22°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 3°52′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 7°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 9°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 18°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 1°32′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 26°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 15°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 20°46′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 15°51′ | Retrograde |
Cheryl Dunye is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Cheryl Dunye was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.