Dorothy Dandridge: movies and TV shows
Dorothy Dandridge has 55 credits in the archive: 51 films and 4 TV series, from 1935 to 2005. Highest rated: The Oscars (7.0/10).
Career timeline
1935 – 2005 · busiest year: 1941 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas | Film | — | 82 | |
| 2004 | The Harlem Renaissance | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 81 |
| 2003 | Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 80 |
| 2002 | It's Black Entertainment | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.7 | 79 |
| 2001 | Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 78 |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Norma Sherman | TV | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1961 | The Murder Men | Norma Sherman | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1960 | Moment of Danger | Gianna | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1959 | Porgy and Bess | Bess | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1958 | The Decks Ran Red | Mahia | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1958 | Tamango | Aiché, Reiker's mistress | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun | Margot Seaton | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones | Carmen Jones | Film | 6.2 | 31 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1953 | Remains to Be Seen | Dorothy Dandridge | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1953 | Bright Road | Jane Richards | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1951 | Tarzan's Peril | Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1951 | The Harlem Globetrotters | Ann Carpenter | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 27 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1946 | Swingtime Jamboree | Herself | Film | — | 23 |
| 1945 | Pillow to Post | Herself - Vocalist (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 22 |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away | Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 21 |
| 1944 | Atlantic City | Singer | Film | 6.3 | 21 |
| 1943 | Happy Go Lucky | Showgirl (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 20 |
| 1943 | Hit Parade of 1943 | Count Basie Band Singer | Film | 5.7 | 20 |
| 1943 | Moo Cow Boogie | Singer | Film | — | 20 |
| 1942 | Paper Doll | Self | Film | 3.3 | 19 |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wives | Singer/Dancer | Film | 6.5 | 19 |
| 1942 | Lucky Jordan | Hollyhock School Maid | Film | 7.4 | 19 |
| 1942 | Night in New Orleans | Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited) | Film | 4.2 | 19 |
| 1942 | Cow-Cow Boogie | Cowgirl | Film | 6.1 | 19 |
| 1942 | Blackbird Fantasy | Film | — | 19 | |
| 1942 | Drums of the Congo | Princess Malimi | Film | 10.0 | 19 |
| 1942 | A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat | Film | 7.7 | 19 | |
| 1941 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Dancer (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 18 |
| 1941 | Jungle Jig | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1941 | Sundown | Kipsang's Wife | Film | 5.6 | 18 |
| 1941 | Sun Valley Serenade | Specialty Act | Film | 7.1 | 18 |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana | Felice | Film | 5.4 | 18 |
| 1941 | Bahama Passage | Thalia | Film | 7.5 | 18 |
| 1941 | Swing for Your Supper | Vocalist | Film | — | 18 |
| 1941 | Lazybones | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1941 | Easy Street | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1941 | A Jig in the Jungle | Self | Film | — | 18 |
| 1941 | Yes, Indeed! | Film | — | 18 | |
| 1940 | Irene | One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 17 |
| 1940 | Four Shall Die | Helen Fielding | Film | 8.0 | 17 |
| 1940 | International Revels | Self | Film | 10.0 | 17 |
| 1938 | Going Places | Member of The Dandridge Sisters | Film | 6.6 | 15 |
| 1938 | Snow Gets in Your Eyes | One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 15 |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races | Singer (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 14 |
| 1937 | It Can't Last Forever | Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 14 |
| 1935 | Teacher's Beau | Student | Film | 7.0 | 12 |
| Ebony Parade | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | — |