Ava DuVernay
Born: 1972-08-24 in Long Beach, California, USA
Known For: Directing
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 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film, Middle of Nowhere, becoming the first black woman to win the award. For her work on Selma (2014), a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr., DuVernay became the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director; the film went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her other film credits include the Academy Award-nominated Netflix documentary 13th (2016) and the Disney fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time (2018), the latter making her the first African-American woman to direct a film with a $100 million budget. In 2023, she directed the biographical film Origin based on Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020). DuVernay's television credits include the OWN drama series Queen Sugar (2016) and two Netflix drama limited series: When They See Us (2019), based on the 1989 Central Park jogger case, and Colin in Black & White (2021), based on the teenage years of NFL player Colin Kaepernick. In 2017, DuVernay was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2020, she was elected to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences board of governors as part of the directors branch. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ava DuVernay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Hollywood Black as Self
- Becoming King as Self
2023
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Origin ... (Writer)
2022
- Naomi ... (Executive Producer)
- DMZ ... (Director)
- One Perfect Shot as Self - Director
- Only in Theaters as Self
2021
- Directors on Directors as Self
- Colin in Black and White ... (Executive Producer)
- The White Tiger ... (Producer)
- Adele One Night Only as Self
- A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks as Self
- Regard Noir as Self
- Home Sweet Home ... (Creator)
2020
- Dear... as Self
- #blackAF as Ava DuVernay
- Cherish the Day ... (Executive Producer)
- A Concerto Is a Conversation ... (Executive Producer)
- And She Could Be Next ... (Executive Producer)
- Aggie as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- A Black Lady Sketch Show as Ava DuVernay
- Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- When They See Us ... (Story)
- The Red Line ... (Executive Producer)
- Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now as Self
2018
- A Wrinkle in Time ... (Director)
- Shine On with Reese as Self
- Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché as Self
- Family Feud ... (Director)
- Half the Picture as Self
2017
- Girls Trip as Ava DuVernay
- August 28: A Day in the Life of a People ... (Producer)
- The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits as Self
- 13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay as Herself
2016
- Chelsea as Self
- Queen Sugar ... (Director)
- 13th ... (Director)
- Black America Again ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Trailblazer Honors as Self - Honoree
- Selma ... (Director)
- Life Itself as Self - Filmmaker
2013
- Nine for IX ... (Director)
- The Door ... (Director)
- 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film ... (Associate Producer)
- Venus VS. ... (Director)
- Say Yes ... (Director)
2012
- Finding Your Roots as Self
- Middle of Nowhere ... (Writer)
2010
- I Will Follow ... (Director)
- My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop ... (Director)
2009
- Compton in C Minor ... (Director)
2008
- This Is the Life as Self
2006
- Saturday Night Life ... (Director)
2004
- Collateral ... (Unit Publicist)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self