Dorothy Dandridge
Acting
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.
Born: November 9, 1922
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Norma Sherman
as Norma Sherman
as Gianna
as Bess
as Mahia
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
as Margot Seaton
as Carmen Jones
as Dorothy Dandridge
as Jane Richards
as Self
as Ann Carpenter
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
as Self
as Self
as Herself
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
as Singer
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
as Count Basie Band Singer
as Showgirl (uncredited)
as Hollyhock School Maid
as Singer/Dancer
as Princess Malimi
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)
as Cowgirl
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Self
as Thalia
as Kipsang's Wife
as Specialty Act
as Vocalist
as Felice
as Helen Fielding
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
as Singer (uncredited)
as Student
as (archive footage)