Katherine Dunham: movies and TV shows
Katherine Dunham has 24 credits in the archive: 20 films and 4 TV series, from 1941 to 1995. Highest rated: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1941 – 1995 · busiest year: 1948 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | James Dean: A Portrait | Self | Film | 7.0 | 86 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Film | 7.3 | 57 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1960 | Cumbia | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1960 | Choros | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1956 | Washerwoman | Dancer | Film | — | 47 |
| 1956 | Washerwoman | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1956 | Washerwoman | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1955 | Folio | TV | 10.0 | 46 | |
| 1954 | Mambo | Katherine Dunham | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1954 | Mambo | Film | 5.4 | 45 | |
| 1954 | Große Starparade | Film | 6.0 | 45 | |
| 1954 | Große Starparade | Film | 6.0 | 45 | |
| 1950 | I'm in the Revue | Dancer | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1948 | Negro Ballet | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1948 | Negro Ballet | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1948 | Casbah | Odette | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1947 | Shango | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1943 | Stormy Weather | Katherine Dunham | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Katherine Dunham | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1941 | Carnival of Rhythm | Katherine Dunham | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| Katherine Dunham performing Ballet Creole | Film | — | — |