Dorothy Dandridge


    Starbirth:
    November 9, 1922
    Supernova:
    September 8, 1965
    Birthplace:
    Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Overview

Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was for her performance in Carmen Jones (1954). Dandridge also performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater. During her early career, she performed as a part of The Wonder Children, later The Dandridge Sisters, and appeared in a succession of films, usually in uncredited roles. In 1959, Dandridge was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Porgy and Bess. She is the subject of the 1999 biographical film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, with Halle Berry portraying her. She has been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Girl 27 Self (archive footage) 2007
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas 2005
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (archive footage) 2003
It's Black Entertainment Self (archive footage) 2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies Self (archive footage) 2001
The Murder Men Norma Sherman 1961
Moment of Danger Gianna 1960
Porgy and Bess Bess 1959
The Decks Ran Red Mahia 1958
Tamango Aiché, Reiker's mistress 1958
Island in the Sun Margot Seaton 1957
Carmen Jones Carmen Jones 1954
Remains to Be Seen Dorothy Dandridge 1953
Bright Road Jane Richards 1953
The Harlem Globetrotters Ann Carpenter 1951
Tarzan's Peril Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba 1951
Swingtime Jamboree 1946
Pillow to Post Herself - Vocalist (uncredited) 1945
Atlantic City Singer 1944
Since You Went Away Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited) 1944
Hit Parade of 1943 Count Basie Band Singer 1943
Happy Go Lucky Showgirl (uncredited) 1943
Moo Cow Boogie Singer 1943
Lucky Jordan Hollyhock School Maid 1942
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat 1942
Orchestra Wives Singer/Dancer 1942
Blackbird Fantasy 1942
Drums of the Congo Princess Malimi 1942
Night in New Orleans Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited) 1942
Cow-Cow Boogie 1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy Dancer (uncredited) 1942
Paper Doll Self 1942
Bahama Passage Thalia 1941
Yes, Indeed! 1941
Sundown Kipsang's Wife 1941
Sun Valley Serenade Specialty Act 1941
Jungle Jig 1941
Swing for Your Supper Vocalist 1941
Lady from Louisiana Felice 1941
Lazybones 1941
Easy Street 1941
Four Shall Die Helen Fielding 1940
Irene One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited) 1940
Going Places Member of The Dandridge Sisters 1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited) 1938
It Can't Last Forever Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited) 1937
A Day at the Races Singer (uncredited) 1937
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The Colgate Comedy Hour Self <mt>
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Cain's Hundred Norma Sherman <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Singer <mt>
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