Dorothy Dandridge
Age: N/A | From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Movie Involvements: 27
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Cain's Hundred
(1961) Norma Sherman
The Oscars
(1953) Self
Carmen Jones
(1954) Carmen Jones
Since You Went Away
(1944) Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Island in the Sun
(1957) Margot Seaton
Porgy and Bess
(1959) Bess
Orchestra Wives
(1942) Singer/Dancer
The Decks Ran Red
(1958) MahiaActing
| 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 | Self | |
| Singer | ||
| 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 |
