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Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

Actor · Born 1922-11-09 · 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. A Day at the Races (1937) — Singer (uncredited)
  2. Carmen Jones (1954) — Carmen Jones
  3. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  4. Since You Went Away (1944) — Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
  5. Sun Valley Serenade (1941) — Specialty Act
  6. Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941) — Dancer (uncredited)
  7. Porgy and Bess (1959) — Bess
  8. Sundown (1941) — Kipsang's Wife
  9. Island in the Sun (1957) — Margot Seaton
  10. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  11. Lady from Louisiana (1941) — Felice
  12. The Decks Ran Red (1958) — Mahia
  13. Pillow to Post (1945) — Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
  14. Orchestra Wives (1942) — Singer/Dancer
  15. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
  16. Tarzan's Peril (1951) — Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
  17. Tamango (1958) — Aiché, Reiker's mistress
  18. Bright Road (1953) — Jane Richards
  19. Irene (1940) — One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
  20. Going Places (1938) — Member of The Dandridge Sisters
  21. Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) — Count Basie Band Singer
  22. Cow-Cow Boogie (1942) — Cowgirl
  23. Teacher's Beau (1935) — Student
  24. The Harlem Globetrotters (1951) — Ann Carpenter
  25. Night in New Orleans (1942) — Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
  26. Lucky Jordan (1942) — Hollyhock School Maid
  27. It Can't Last Forever (1937) — Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
  28. Remains to Be Seen (1953) — Dorothy Dandridge
  29. Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938) — One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
  30. Cain's Hundred (1961) — Norma Sherman
  31. Paper Doll (1942) — Self
  32. Atlantic City (1944) — Singer
  33. It's Black Entertainment (2002) — Self (archive footage)
  34. Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003) — Self (archive footage)
  35. A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat (1942)
  36. Bahama Passage (1941) — Thalia
  37. Happy Go Lucky (1943) — Showgirl (uncredited)
  38. Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) — Self (archive footage)
  39. Drums of the Congo (1942) — Princess Malimi
  40. Moment of Danger (1960) — Gianna