- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 24, 1972
- Place of Birth
- Long Beach, California, USA
Ava DuVernay
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…
Filmography
tvSeen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · Self
tvHollywood Black
2024 · Self
movieBecoming King
2024 · Self
tvOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · Self
movieOrigin
2023 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieOnly in Theaters
2022 · Self
tvOne Perfect Shot
2022 · Self - Director, Executive Producer, Creator
tvDMZ
2022 · Director, Executive Producer
tvNaomi
2022 · Executive Producer, Teleplay, Writer, Creator
movieAdele One Night Only
2021 · Self
tvColin in Black and White
2021 · Executive Producer, Director, Creator
tvHome Sweet Home
2021 · Creator
movieA Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021 · Self
movieRegard Noir
2021 · Self
tvDirectors on Directors
2021 · Self
movieThe White Tiger
2021 · Producer, Executive Producer
movieA Concerto Is a Conversation
2020 · Executive Producer
movieAggie
2020 · Self
tvAnd She Could Be Next
2020 · Executive Producer
tvDear...
2020 · Self
movieAnd She Could Be Next
2020 · Executive Producer
tv#blackAF
2020 · Ava DuVernay
tvCherish the Day
2020 · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
tvTamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
tvA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Ava DuVernay
movieOprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
2019 · Self
tvWhen They See Us
2019 · Story, Executive Producer, Director, Teleplay, Creator
tvThe Red Line
2019 · Executive Producer
tvDesus & Mero
2019 · Self - Illustrious Guest
movieBe Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 · Self
tvShine On with Reese
2018 · Self
movieA Wrinkle in Time
2018 · Director
movieHalf the Picture
2018 · Self
movieFamily Feud
2018 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieAugust 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieGirls Trip
2017 · Ava DuVernay
The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
movieThe Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
2017 · Self
movie13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay
2017 · Herself
movieBlack America Again
2016 · Executive Producer
movie13th
2016 · Director, Writer, Producer
tvQueen Sugar
2016 · Director, Creator
tvChelsea
2016 · Self
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
movieSelma
2014 · Director, Executive Producer, Writer
movieLife Itself
2014 · Self - Filmmaker
tvTrailblazer Honors
2014 · Self - Honoree
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
movie99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
2013 · Associate Producer
Say Yes
movieSay Yes
2013 · Writer, Director
The Door
movieThe Door
2013 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieVenus VS.
2013 · Director
tvNine for IX
2013 · Director
movieMiddle of Nowhere
2012 · Writer, Producer, Director
tvFinding Your Roots
2012 · Self
movieI Will Follow
2010 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieMy Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
2010 · Executive Producer, Director
Compton in C Minor
movieCompton in C Minor
2009 · Director
movieThis Is the Life
2008 · Self, Director, Producer
movieSaturday Night Life
2006 · Director, Writer
movieCollateral
2004 · Unit Publicist
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
tvThe View
1997 · Self - Guest
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvCBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
Heist of Benin
movieHeist of Benin
— · Director
King vs. the United States of America
movieKing vs. the United States of America
— · Executive Producer