Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

Director and producer. Born 24 August 1972 in Long Beach, California, USA.

4

Titles on Fi1m3 directing · 1 producing

84

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

1

Oscar nomination

Born

24 August 1972, Long Beach, California, USA

Active

2014–present

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Ava DuVernay — Ava DuVernayStephanie Moreno/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications for Peabody Awards/University of Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sundance Awards Ceremony (2012) — Sundance Awards Ceremony (2012)PunkToad, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ambassador and Mrs Emerson welcome Ava DuVernay the director and actor David Oyelowo from the film Selma to the reception (2015) — Ambassador and Mrs Emerson welcome Ava DuVernay the director and actor David Oyelowo from the film Selma to the reception (2015)usbotschaftberlin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo and Colman Domingo from the film Selma (2015) — Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo and Colman Domingo from the film Selma (2015)usbotschaftberlin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo and Colman Domingo from the film Selma (2015) — Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo and Colman Domingo from the film Selma (2015)usbotschaftberlin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo and Colman Domingo from the film Selma with the Emerson family (2015) — Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo and Colman Domingo from the film Selma with the Emerson family (2015)usbotschaftberlin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Stephanie Moreno/Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications for Peabody Awards/University of Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); PunkToad, CC BY 2.0 (licence); usbotschaftberlin, Public domain; usbotschaftberlin, Public domain; usbotschaftberlin, Public domain; usbotschaftberlin, Public domain. Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.