Biography
Ava DuVernay
Directing
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 competitio…
Career works
36
Movies
14
Series
22
Career average
5.5/10
Birth date
08/24/1972
Place of birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Becoming King
2024 · 1.0
Only in Theaters
2022 · 4.2
Adele One Night Only
2021 · 7.8
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021 · 6.8
Regard Noir
2021 · 4.5
Aggie
2020 · 1.0
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
2019 · 7.7
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 · 7.2
Half the Picture
2018 · 6.6
Girls Trip
2017 · 6.8
13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay
2017 · 6.3
Life Itself
2014 · 7.5
This Is the Life
2008 · 5.8
Series
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · 2.1
Hollywood Black
2024 · 5.0
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023 · 2.9
One Perfect Shot
2022 · 4.7
Directors on Directors
2021
Dear...
2020 · 5.0
#blackAF
2020 · 5.9
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · 6.4
Tamron Hall
2019 · 4.7
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · 7.0
Desus & Mero
2019 · 5.1
Shine On with Reese
2018 · 7.8
Chelsea
2016 · 5.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · 6.2