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Vivian Dandridge
Actor
Born April 22, 1921Died October 26, 1991 (70 years)
Vivian Alferetta Dandridge was an American singer, actress and dancer. Dandridge is best known as being the older sister of actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge and the daughter of actress Ruby Dandridge. Dandridge was a member of the Dandridge Sisters musical group, along with Etta Jones and Dorothy Dandridge from 1934 until the group disbanded in 1940. Dandridge went on to appear in minor roles on films and television from 1940 through the early–1960's. Never really achieving notable success as her younger sister, Dandridge disappeared from the public eye by 1970. Dandridge died after suffering a stroke on October 26, 1991 at age 70.
Filmography
| 1953 | |
| 1948 | A Song Is Born · as Patron At The Chocolate Club |
| 1944 | |
| 1943 | The Desert Song · as Bellydancer |
| 1943 | Stormy Weather · as Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | I Dood It · as Part Of Hazel Scott's Entourage |
| 1943 | I Walked with a Zombie · as Melisse (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Cabin in the Sky · as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs · as So White (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm · as Dancer - 'sharp As A Tack' Number |
| 1942 | Road to Morocco · as Turkey's Servant (uncredited) |
| 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 |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races · as Black Singer |
| 1936 | Easy to Take · as Member Of The Dandridge Sisters |
| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 · as Member Of The Dandridge Sisters |
| 1933 | King Kong · as Native Child |