Dorothy Dandridge
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.
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Full filmography
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Cain's Hundred (1961) as Norma Sherman
- Carmen Jones (1954) as Carmen Jones
- Going Places (1938) as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
- Porgy and Bess (1959) as Bess
- A Day at the Races (1937) as Singer (uncredited)
- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941) as Dancer (uncredited)
- Island in the Sun (1957) as Margot Seaton
- Tarzan's Peril (1951) as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
- Since You Went Away (1944) as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
- Orchestra Wives (1942) as Singer/Dancer
- Moment of Danger (1960) as Gianna
- Remains to Be Seen (1953) as Dorothy Dandridge
- Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938) as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
- Bahama Passage (1941) as Thalia
- The Murder Men (1961) as Norma Sherman
- Irene (1940) as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
- It's Black Entertainment (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Atlantic City (1944) as Singer
- Sundown (1941) as Kipsang's Wife
- Lucky Jordan (1942) as Hollyhock School Maid
- Tamango (1958) as Aiché, Reiker's mistress