Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
8/24/1972
Place of Birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Also Known As
Ava Marie DuVernayAvAEve
Ava DuVernay
Biography
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 ho...
Known For
Girls Trip
as Ava DuVernay
Life Itself
as Self - Filmmaker
Aggie
as Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
as Self
Regard Noir
as Self
Adele One Night Only
as Self
Half the Picture
as Self
Only in Theaters
as Self
This Is the Life
as Self
Becoming King
as Self
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
as Self
13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay
as Herself