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Dorothy Dandridge
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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 port…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Dorothy Dandridge's Filmography
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Murder Men
as Norma Sherman
Moment of Danger
as Gianna
Porgy and Bess
as Bess
The Decks Ran Red
as Mahia
Tamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Island in the Sun
as Margot Seaton
Carmen Jones
as Carmen Jones
Remains to Be Seen
as Dorothy Dandridge
Bright Road
as Jane Richards
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann Carpenter
Tarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
Swingtime Jamboree
as Herself
Pillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Atlantic City
as Singer
Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
Happy Go Lucky
as Showgirl (uncredited)
No Poster
Moo Cow Boogie
as Singer
Lucky Jordan
as Hollyhock School Maid
Orchestra Wives
as Singer/Dancer
Drums of the Congo
as Princess Malimi
Night in New Orleans
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
Bahama Passage
as Thalia
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Dancer (uncredited)
Sundown
as Kipsang's Wife
No Poster
A Jig in the Jungle
as Self
Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Act
Lady from Louisiana
as Felice
No Poster
Easy Street
Four Shall Die
as Helen Fielding
No Poster
International Revels
as Self
Irene
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Going Places
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
as Singer (uncredited)
Teacher's Beau
as Student
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)