Dorothy Dandridge
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.
Known for
The Colgate Comedy Hour
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The Oscars
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Cain's Hundred
Norma Sherman
It's Black Entertainment
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Porgy and Bess
Bess
Since You Went Away
Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Island in the Sun
Margot Seaton
Orchestra Wives
Singer/Dancer
Irene
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Dancer (uncredited)
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones
A Day at the Races
Singer (uncredited)
Remains to Be Seen
Dorothy Dandridge
Lucky Jordan
Hollyhock School Maid
Sun Valley Serenade
Specialty Act
Night in New Orleans
Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
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Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
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The Decks Ran Red
Mahia
Pillow to Post
Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Girl 27
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Bright Road
Jane Richards
The Murder Men
Norma Sherman
Lady from Louisiana
Felice
Going Places
Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Happy Go Lucky
Showgirl (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
Count Basie Band Singer
Atlantic City
Singer
Tarzan's Peril
Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
It Can't Last Forever
Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
Sundown
Kipsang's Wife
Cow-Cow Boogie
Cowgirl
Drums of the Congo
Princess Malimi
Moment of Danger
Gianna
Tamango
Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Bahama Passage
Thalia
Four Shall Die
Helen Fielding
Teacher's Beau
Student
Swingtime Jamboree
Herself
The Harlem Renaissance
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Ebony Parade
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Paper Doll
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The Harlem Globetrotters
Ann Carpenter
Swing for Your Supper
Vocalist
Blackbird Fantasy
Lazybones
Moo Cow Boogie
Singer
Jungle Jig
Easy Street
A Jig in the Jungle
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International Revels
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A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
Yes, Indeed!
The Ed Sullivan Show
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