1972-08-24 ( 52 years old ) in Long Beach, California, USA
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).
Movies
Becoming King
2024-02-19
Only in Theaters
2022-11-18
Adele One Night Only
2021-11-14
Regard Noir
2021-03-21
Aggie
2020-10-07
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
2019-06-13
Half the Picture
2018-01-23
Girls Trip
2017-07-21
The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
2017-03-05
Life Itself
2014-07-04
This Is the Life
2008-02-08
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