Who is Ava DuVernay?

Ava DuVernay is an American filmmaker and film distributor who won the directing award for her second feature film ‘Middle of Nowhere in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

Ava DuVernay: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

She was born on August 24, 1972, in Long Beach, California, U.S.A. Her full name is Ava Marie DuVernay.

Her mother’s name is Darlene Maye and she worked as an educator while her father’s name is  Joseph DuVernay, Jr., who is also known as Murray Maye’s profession is yet to be reviewed.

DuVernay has four siblings which include two younger sisters are Jina DuVernay and Tera DuVernay and the younger brothers are Kristopher Maye and Nic Maye. Her father’s childhood home was the influence behind the making of Selma.

Ava holds American citizenship but her ethnicity is African-American.

In which school did Ava DuVernay attend?

She attended Saint Joseph High School and graduated in 1990. After that, she studied at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and double majored in English literature and African-American studies