Biography
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).
Filmography
all 63
Movies 34
self 32
TV Shows 29
Producer 14
Director 11
Writer 6
Origin (2023)
Kraliçe (2023)
One Perfect Shot (2022)
DMZ (2022)
Naomi (2022)
Home Sweet Home (2021)
Regard Noir (2021)
The White Tiger (2021)
A Concerto Is a Conversation (2020)
Dear... (2020)
And She Could Be Next (2020)
#blackAF (2020)
Cherish the Day (2020)
Tamron Hall (2019)
A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
When They See Us (2019)
The Red Line (2019)
Desus & Mero (2019)
Girls Trip (2017)
Black America Again (2016)
13th (2016)
Queen Sugar (2016)
Chelsea (2016)
Selma (2014)
Trailblazer Honors (2014)
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film (2013)
Say Yes (2013)
Venus VS. (2013)
The Door (2013)
Nine for IX (2013)
Middle of Nowhere (2012)
I Will Follow (2010)
Compton in C Minor (2009)
This Is the Life (2008)
Saturday Night Life (2006)
The View (1997)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday1972-08-24 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceLong Beach, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsAva Marie DuVernay, AvA, Eve
AwardsVH1 Trailblazer Honors, International Emmy Founders Award, Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic, Time 100
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