Ava DuVernay

Works
Director (4), Producer (3), Writer (3), Executive Producer (2), Actor (5),
Birthday
1972-08-24

Ava DuVernay - Director, Producer, Writer, Executive Producer, known for her work in such projects: «Origin» (2023), «Selma» (2014), «The White Tiger» (2021), «Girls Trip» (2017), «A Wrinkle in Time» (2018),

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).

The most significant works of Ava DuVernay

Life Itself (2014)
Character: Self - Filmmaker
Selma
Selma (2014)

Position: Director, Executive Producer, Writer
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

Position: Director
13th (2016)

Position: Director, Producer, Writer
Girls Trip
Girls Trip (2017)
Character: Ava DuVernay
The White Tiger
The White Tiger (2021)

Position: Producer, Executive Producer
Origin (2023)

Position: Director, Producer, Writer
Adele One Night Only (2021)
Character: Self
Becoming King
Becoming King (2024)
Character: Self - Leading


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