Ava DuVernay
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 Sundan…
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Filmography
Acting (35)
Movies (14)
Becoming King
2024as Self
Only in Theaters
2022as Self
Adele One Night Only
2021as Self
Regard Noir
2021as Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021as Self
Aggie
2020as Self
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
2019as Self
Half the Picture
2018as Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018as Self
Girls Trip
2017as Ava DuVernay
The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
2017as Self
13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay
2017as Herself
Life Itself
2014as Self - Filmmaker
This Is the Life
2008as Self
Television (21)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025as Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023as Self
One Perfect Shot
2022as Self - Director
Directors on Directors
2021as Self
Dear...
2020as Self
#blackAF
2020as Ava DuVernay
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
Tamron Hall
2019as Self - Guest
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019as Ava DuVernay
Desus & Mero
2019as Self - Illustrious Guest
Shine On with Reese
2018as Self
Chelsea
2016as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self - Guest
Trailblazer Honors
2014as Self - Honoree
Finding Your Roots
2012as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
The View
1997as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979as Self
Crew (61)
Movies (44)
Origin
2023Director
Origin
2023Producer
Origin
2023Writer
The White Tiger
2021Executive Producer
The White Tiger
2021Producer
And She Could Be Next
2020Executive Producer
A Concerto is a Conversation
2020Executive Producer
A Wrinkle in Time
2018Director
Family Feud
2018Director
Family Feud
2018Producer
Family Feud
2018Writer
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017Director
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017Producer
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017Writer
13th
2016Director
13th
2016Producer
13th
2016Writer
Black America Again
2016Executive Producer
Selma
2014Director
Selma
2014Executive Producer
Selma
2014Writer
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013Associate Producer
The Door
2013Director
The Door
2013Producer
The Door
2013Writer
Say Yes
2013Director
Say Yes
2013Writer
Venus VS.
2013Director
Middle of Nowhere
2012Director
Middle of Nowhere
2012Producer
Middle of Nowhere
2012Writer
I Will Follow
2010Director
I Will Follow
2010Producer
I Will Follow
2010Writer
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010Director
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010Executive Producer
Compton in C Minor
2009Director
This Is the Life
2008Director
This Is the Life
2008Producer
Saturday Night Life
2006Director
Saturday Night Life
2006Writer
Collateral
2004Unit Publicist
Heart of Benin
Director
Heist of Benin
Director
Television (17)
DMZ
2022Director
DMZ
2022Executive Producer
Naomi
2022Executive Producer
Naomi
2022Teleplay
Naomi
2022Writer
One Perfect Shot
2022Executive Producer
Colin in Black and White
2021Director
Colin in Black and White
2021Executive Producer
Cherish the Day
2020Executive Producer
Cherish the Day
2020Writer
When They See Us
2019Director
When They See Us
2019Executive Producer
When They See Us
2019Story
When They See Us
2019Teleplay
The Red Line
2019Executive Producer
Queen Sugar
2016Director
Nine for IX
2013Director
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