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Dorothy Dandridge
Actor
Born November 9, 1922Died September 8, 1965 (42 years)
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.
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.
Dorothy Dandridge Filmography
| 2002 | Redeemer · as Cast |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Norma Sherman |
| 1960 | Malaga · as Gianna |
| 1959 | Porgy and Bess · as Bess |
| 1958 | The Decks Ran Red · as Mahia |
| 1958 | Tamango · as Aiché, Reiker's Mistress |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun · as Margot Seaton |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones · as Carmen Jones |
| 1953 | Bright Road · as Jane Richards |
| 1951 | The Harlem Globetrotters · as Ann Carpenter |
| 1951 | Tarzan's Peril · as Melmendi, Queen Of The Ashuba |
| 1944 | Atlantic City · as Singer |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away · as Black Officer's Wife In Train Station (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Hit Parade of 1943 · as Count Basie Band Singer |
| 1943 | Happy Go Lucky · as Showgirl (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lucky Jordan · as Hollyhock School Maid |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wives · as Singer/dancer |
| 1942 | Night in New Orleans · as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Drums of the Congo · as Princess Malimi |
| 1942 | The Night Before the Divorce · as Party Maid |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy · as Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Bahama Passage · as Thalia |
| 1941 | Sundown · as Kipsang's Wife |
| 1941 | Sun Valley Serenade · as Specialty Act |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana · as Felice |
| 1940 | Irene · as One Of The Dandridge Sisters (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Going Places · as Member Of The Dandridge Sisters |
| 1937 | It Can't Last Forever · as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited) |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races · as Singer (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Easy to Take · as Member Of The Dandridge Sisters |
| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 · as Member Of The Dandridge Sisters |