Dorothy Dandridge
Actor
Born November 9, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Filmography
Ebony Parade
(archive footage)
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
Cain's Hundred
Norma Sherman
The Murder Men
Norma Sherman
Moment of Danger
Gianna
Porgy and Bess
Bess
The Decks Ran Red
Mahia
Tamango
Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Island in the Sun
Margot Seaton
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones
Remains to Be Seen
Dorothy Dandridge
Bright Road
Jane Richards
The Oscars
Self
The Harlem Globetrotters
Ann Carpenter
Tarzan's Peril
Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Swingtime Jamboree
Herself
Pillow to Post
Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Atlantic City
Singer
Since You Went Away
Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
Count Basie Band Singer
Happy Go Lucky
Showgirl (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
Hollyhock School Maid
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
Orchestra Wives
Singer/Dancer
Blackbird Fantasy
Drums of the Congo
Princess Malimi
Night in New Orleans
Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
Cow-Cow Boogie
Cowgirl
Paper Doll
Self
Bahama Passage
Thalia
Yes, Indeed!
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Dancer (uncredited)
Sundown
Kipsang's Wife
Sun Valley Serenade
Specialty Act
Jungle Jig
Swing for Your Supper
Vocalist
Lady from Louisiana
Felice
Lazybones
Four Shall Die
Helen Fielding
Irene
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Going Places
Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever
Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
Singer (uncredited)
Teacher's Beau
Student