Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Synopsis

An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.

Main Cast

Halle Berry

Dorothy Dandridge

Age : 57 | Popularity : 40%

Brent Spiner

Earl Mills

Age : 75 | Popularity : 13%

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Otto Preminger

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Obba Babatundé

Harold Nicholas

Age : 72 | Popularity : 7%

Loretta Devine

Ruby Dandridge

Age : 74 | Popularity : 17%

Cynda Williams

Vivian Dandridge

Age : 57 | Popularity : 7%

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Auntie

Age : 74 | Popularity : 10%

Tamara Taylor

Geri Nicholas

Age : 53 | Popularity : 10%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Alan Heim
Production	Executive Producer	Halle Berry Joshua Maurer Robert Katz Moctesuma Esparza Vincent Cirrincione
	Casting	Aleta Chappelle
	Producer	Larry Y. Albucher
Sound	Original Music Composer	Elmer Bernstein
Art	Set Decoration	Robert Greenfield
	Production Design	James H. Spencer
	Art Direction	A. Leslie Thomas
Camera	Director of Photography	Robbie Greenberg
Directing	Director	Martha Coolidge
	Second Assistant Director	Phil Robinson
Writing	Teleplay	Shonda Rhimes Scott Abbott
	Book	Earl Mills
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Shelley Komarov
Department	Role	Name

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