Actor
Alva Rogers
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Known for
- School Daze, Daughters of the Dust
, Fresh Kill
Alva Rogers is an actor credited in several independent and Black-led films of the late 1980s to 2000s. She is best known for appearing in Spike Lee's School Daze and Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust, two landmarks of Black American cinema. Little biographical detail is documented here.
Where to start
School Daze (1988)Log in to add it to the library
Spike Lee's musical comedy set at a historically Black college; her best-known credit in a widely seen film.
Daughters of the Dust (1991)Full guide
Julie Dash's acclaimed drama about a Gullah family, a landmark of Black independent filmmaking.
Fresh Kill (1996)Log in to add it to the library
Shu Lea Cheang's experimental eco-thriller, showing her work in independent, boundary-pushing cinema.
Their films in the library
Awards
No major awards are documented here.
The full list · 5
- 1988School DazeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Doris Witherspoon
- 1988Window on Your PresentLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Girl on Shoulders
- 1991Daughters of the DustLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Eula Peazant
- 1996Fresh KillLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Woman in Locker
- 2005The Flooded PlaygroundLog in to add it to the libraryActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.