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Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

Known For Directing
Birthday Aug 24, 1972 (53)
Birthplace Long Beach, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Mar 07, 2026
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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, sh ... e 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.

Known For

Filmography

Girls Trip

Girls Trip

2017

as Ava DuVernay

Origin

Origin

2023

Writer

13th

13th

2016

Writer

Selma

Selma

2014

Writer

The Door

The Door

2013

Writer

Middle of Nowhere

Middle of Nowhere

2012

Writer

I Will Follow

I Will Follow

2010

Writer

Saturday Night Life

Saturday Night Life

2006

Writer

Collateral

Collateral

2004

Unit Publicist

Origin

Origin

2023

Director

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

2018

Director

13th

13th

2016

Director

Selma

Selma

2014

Director

Venus VS.

Venus VS.

2013

Director

The Door

The Door

2013

Director

Middle of Nowhere

Middle of Nowhere

2012

Director

I Will Follow

I Will Follow

2010

Director

Compton in C Minor

Compton in C Minor

2009

Director

This Is the Life

This Is the Life

2008

Director

Saturday Night Life

Saturday Night Life

2006

Director

Origin

Origin

2023

Producer

The White Tiger

The White Tiger

2021

Producer

The White Tiger

The White Tiger

2021

Executive Producer

A Concerto Is a Conversation

A Concerto Is a Conversation

2020

Executive Producer

13th

13th

2016

Producer

Black America Again

Black America Again

2016

Executive Producer

Selma

Selma

2014

Executive Producer

The Door

The Door

2013

Producer

Middle of Nowhere

Middle of Nowhere

2012

Producer

I Will Follow

I Will Follow

2010

Producer

This Is the Life

This Is the Life

2008

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Ava DuVernay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2019

#blackAF

as Ava DuVernay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 2020

One Perfect Shot

as Self - Director

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 24, 2022

Finding Your Roots

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 24, 2012

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The View

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Chelsea

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 11, 2016

Dear...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 2020

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Shine On with Reese

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 17, 2018

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 31, 2023

Trailblazer Honors

as Self - Honoree

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 27, 2014

Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

CBS News Sunday Morning

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1979

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 2021

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