1972-08-24 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).
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Becoming King | Self | 2024-02-19 |
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Only in Theaters | Self | 2022-11-18 |
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Regard Noir | Herself | 2021-03-21 |
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A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks | Self | 2021-06-18 |
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Adele One Night Only | Self | 2021-11-14 |
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Aggie | Self | 2020-10-07 |
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Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now | Self | 2019-06-13 |
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché | Self | 2018-12-07 |
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Half the Picture | Self | 2018-06-08 |
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The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits | 2017-03-05 | |
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13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay | Herself | 2017-01-26 |
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Girls Trip | Ava DuVernay | 2017-07-21 |
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Life Itself | Self - Filmmaker | 2014-07-04 |
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This Is the Life | Self | 2008-02-08 |
