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Essex Hemphill

Actor · 7 credits · 4 in highly-rated films

Best known for Tongues Untied (1990)

Frequent collaborators: Marlon Riggs

Movies (7 total, ranked by score)

  1. Tongues Untied

    1990 · ★ 6.6 (60 votes)

    Documentary

    1

  2. Affirmations

    1990 · ★ 5.2 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Black Is… Black Ain’t

    1995 · ★ 5.6 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Anthem

    1993 · ★ 4.4 (12 votes)

    Music

    4

  5. Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audre

    2015

    5

  6. Fellow Travelers

    2008

    6

  7. Essex Hemphill: From The Anacostia to the Potomac

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    7

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.