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Dorothy Dandridge
Born · November 9, 1922
Died · September 8, 1965 (42 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Bio
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.
Girl 27
Self (archive footage)
6.4
2007
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
0.0
2005
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2004
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2003
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2001
Cain's Hundred
Norma Sherman · (1 episode)
4.7
1961
The Murder Men
Norma Sherman
0.0
1961
Moment of Danger
Gianna
0.0
1960
Porgy and Bess
Bess
6.1
1959
The Decks Ran Red
Mahia
6.4
1958
Tamango
Aiché, Reiker's mistress
6.4
1958
Island in the Sun
Margot Seaton
6.5
1957
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones
6.0
1954
Remains to Be Seen
Dorothy Dandridge
5.7
1953
Bright Road
Jane Richards
6.3
1953
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
6.9
1953
The Harlem Globetrotters
Ann Carpenter
5.0
1951
Tarzan's Peril
Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
5.0
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (6 episodes)
6.6
1948
Swingtime Jamboree
Herself
0.0
1946
Pillow to Post
Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
5.5
1945
Atlantic City
Singer
5.0
1944
Since You Went Away
Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
6.5
1944
Hit Parade of 1943
Count Basie Band Singer
4.8
1943
Happy Go Lucky
Showgirl (uncredited)
4.0
1943
Moo Cow Boogie
Singer
0.0
1943
Lucky Jordan
Hollyhock School Maid
6.0
1942
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
7.7
1942
Orchestra Wives
Singer/Dancer
5.8
1942
Blackbird Fantasy
0.0
1942
Drums of the Congo
Princess Malimi
0.0
1942
Night in New Orleans
Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)
4.0
1942
Cow-Cow Boogie
Cowgirl
6.0
1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Dancer (uncredited)
5.8
1942
Paper Doll
Self
4.5
1942
Bahama Passage
Thalia
6.0
1941
Yes, Indeed!
0.0
1941
Sundown
Kipsang's Wife
5.4
1941
A Jig in the Jungle
Self
0.0
1941
Sun Valley Serenade
Specialty Act
6.9
1941
Jungle Jig
0.0
1941
Swing for Your Supper
Vocalist
0.0
1941
Lady from Louisiana
Felice
5.3
1941
Easy Street
0.0
1941
Lazybones
0.0
1941
Four Shall Die
Helen Fielding
0.0
1940
Irene
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
6.0
1940
Going Places
Member of The Dandridge Sisters
6.2
1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
6.0
1938
It Can't Last Forever
Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
5.3
1937
A Day at the Races
Singer (uncredited)
7.1
1937
Ebony Parade
(archive footage)
0.0
International Revels
Self
0.0
Teacher's Beau
Student
7.0
1935