Dorothy Dandridge
Age: 42 | From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1922-11-09 09:57:51
Death: 1965-09-08 09:57:51
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 27
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
Biography
Dorothy Jean Dandridge was an actress and popular singer who was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Most Famous Work
The Oscars
(1953) Self
Cain's Hundred
(1961) Norma Sherman
Carmen Jones
(1954) Carmen Jones
Porgy and Bess
(1959) Bess
Since You Went Away
(1944) Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
(2001) Herself (archive footage)
Island in the Sun
(1957) Margot Seaton
Girl 27
(2007) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | N/A | |
| 2003 | (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | Norma Sherman | |
| Norma Sherman | ||
| 1960 | Gianna | |
| 1959 | Bess | |
| 1958 | Mahia | |
| Aiché, Reiker's mistress | ||
| 1957 | Margot Seaton | |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones | |
| 1953 | Dorothy Dandridge | |
| Jane Richards | ||
| Self | ||
| 1951 | Ann Carpenter | |
| Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba | ||
| 1950 | Self | |
| 1948 | Singer | |
| Self | ||
| 1946 | N/A | |
| 1945 | Herself - Vocalist (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Singer | |
| Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited) | ||
| 1943 | Count Basie Band Singer | |
| Showgirl (uncredited) | ||
| Singer | ||
| 1942 | Hollyhock School Maid | |
| N/A | ||
| Singer/Dancer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Princess Malimi | ||
| Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dancer (uncredited) | ||
| Self | ||
| 1941 | Thalia | |
| N/A | ||
| Kipsang's Wife | ||
| Specialty Act | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vocalist | ||
| Felice | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1940 | Helen Fielding | |
| One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | Member of The Dandridge Sisters | |
| One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited) | ||
| 1937 | Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited) | |
| Singer (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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