Ava DuVernay, 1972
Writers · August 24, 1972
Ava DuVernay
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Ava DuVernay is 53 years old, born August 24, 1972 in United States · Virgo.
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About
Ava DuVernay made history as the first Black woman to win the directing award at Sundance Film Festival. Born in 1972, the American filmmaker went on to direct Selma, becoming the first African-American woman nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Director. She founded the independent distribution company ARRAY in 2011 and has since directed major projects including the Netflix documentary 13th and the Disney film A Wrinkle in Time, the latter making her the first Black woman to direct a $100 million-budget film. A Virgo, DuVernay earned two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and Academy Award nominations.
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Biography
Ava DuVernay made history as the first Black woman to win the directing award at Sundance Film Festival for Middle of Nowhere in 2012. Born in 1972, the American filmmaker began with her directoral debut I Will Follow in 2010. She founded the independent distribution company ARRAY in 2011, establishing herself as a producer and screenwriter as well as director.
DuVernay's breakthrough came with Selma, a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr., which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director—a first for an African-American woman—and the film itself received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. She continued expanding her reach with the Netflix documentary 13th in 2016 and the Disney fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time in 2018, becoming the first African-American woman to direct a film with a $100 million budget. Her television work includes the OWN drama Queen Sugar starting in 2016, the Netflix limited series When They See Us based on the 1989 Central Park jogger case, and Colin in Black & White, documenting NFL player Colin Kaepernick's teenage years. In 2023, she directed Origin, adapting Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste.
A Virgo, DuVernay holds two Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a BAFTA Film Award, and a BAFTA TV Award, alongside nominations for an Academy Award and Golden Globe. In 2017, she was named to Time's 100 most influential people list, and in 2020, she joined the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences board as part of the directors branch.
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Trivia
- Founded ARRAY, her independent distribution company, in 2011.
- Made history as the first Black woman to win the directing award at Sundance Film Festival in 2012 for Middle of Nowhere.
- Directed A Wrinkle in Time as the first African-American woman to helm a film with a $100 million budget.
- Named to Time's 100 most influential people list in 2017.
- Elected to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences board in 2020.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Master Teacher
33 is 6 amplified. Caretakers operating at scale; rare among entertainers, more common among educators and activists.
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Birthday compatibility
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HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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CHALLENGING
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