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Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

Actor · 1922–1965 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Biography

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.

Acted in 34

2000s

  1. 2005

    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

    Movie

1960s

  1. 1961

    Cain's Hundred

    Norma Sherman · 1 episode

  2. The Murder Men

    Norma Sherman

  3. 1960

    Moment of Danger

    Gianna

1950s

  1. 1959

    Porgy and Bess

    Bess

  2. 1958

    The Decks Ran Red

    Mahia

  3. Tamango

    Aiché, Reiker's mistress

  4. 1957

    Island in the Sun

    Margot Seaton

  5. 1954

    Carmen Jones

    Carmen Jones

    67
  6. 1953

    Remains to Be Seen

    Dorothy Dandridge

  7. Bright Road

    Jane Richards

  8. 1951

    The Harlem Globetrotters

    Ann Carpenter

  9. Tarzan's Peril

    Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba

1940s

  1. 1944

    Atlantic City

    Singer

  2. Since You Went Away

    Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

    74
  3. 1943

    Hit Parade of 1943

    Count Basie Band Singer

  4. Happy Go Lucky

    Showgirl (uncredited)

  5. 1942

    Lucky Jordan

    Hollyhock School Maid

  6. Orchestra Wives

    Singer/Dancer

  7. Drums of the Congo

    Princess Malimi

  8. Night in New Orleans

    Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)

  9. Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Dancer (uncredited)

  10. 1941

    Bahama Passage

    Thalia

  11. Sundown

    Kipsang's Wife

    56

  12. Sun Valley Serenade

    Specialty Act

  13. Lady from Louisiana

    Felice

    57
  14. 1940

    Four Shall Die

    Helen Fielding

  15. Irene

    One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

1930s

  1. 1938

    Going Places

    Member of The Dandridge Sisters

  2. Snow Gets in Your Eyes

    One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

  3. 1937

    It Can't Last Forever

    Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)

  4. A Day at the Races

    Singer (uncredited)

    79
  5. 1935

    Teacher's Beau

    Student

No release date

  1. Ebony Parade

    (archive footage)

Appearances9

2000s

  1. 2004

    The Harlem Renaissance

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2003

    Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2002

    It's Black Entertainment

    Self (archive footage)

  4. 2001

    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    Self (archive footage)

1940s

  1. 1948

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    Self · 6 episodes

    76
  2. 1946

    Swingtime Jamboree

    Herself

  3. 1945

    Pillow to Post

    Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)