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Meet Azie Dungey, writer, historian, Black woman, and Pamunkey Native. She worked as the the only representative of enslaved people at Mt. Vernon and turned her experiences into the sharp web series Ask A Slave.
Azie Mira Dungey is an American actress, producer, and writer, known for the 2013 web series Ask a Slave. She has also written for the TV series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Girls5eva, and Sweetbitter, and Harlem (2021).
Mar 21, 2014 · Azie Dungey, the creator and star of Ask A Slave, explains why the casting of a White actress in a Native role is so troubling: There are no representations of Native American women anywhere in popular media. No opportunities for Native performers. This is a problem.
Oct 12, 2020 · Azie Dungey (Pamunkey Indian Tribe of Virginia) Billy Luther (Navajo /Hopi/Laguna Pueblo) Bobby D Wilson (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota) Brian Wescott (Athabascan/Yup’ik)
Area of Expertise: Actor. "I think it's important for me to be [Black and Indigenous], it's important for me to take up that space, I'n very proud of both legacies, I'm also extraordinarily proud of my family of loving who they wanted to love." Azie Mira Dungey is an American actress, comedian and writer.
To complement our Spring 2014 issue on the controversial bestselling book and film The Help, we caught up with Azie Dungey, creator and star of “ Ask A Slave .” The web series is based on real interactions Dungey had while portraying a slave character at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
Jan 28, 2024 · Dungey is African American and a Pamunkey woman. She said her Indigenous heritage helped her understand the importance of protecting biodiversity, and her values aligned with those of the wattleseed program. "It's our responsibility as Indigenous people to manage the lands we're on. That's one of our values," she said.
