Dorothy Dandridge
Acting
1922-11-09 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
movieSarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
as · 2005 · 0.0
movieThe Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage) · 2004 · 6.0
movieDorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self (archive footage) · 2003 · 8.3
movieIt's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage) · 2002 · 8.7
movieGoldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage) · 2001 · 8.5
tvCain's Hundred
as Norma Sherman · 1961 · 5.3
movieThe Murder Men
as Norma Sherman · 1961 · 10.0
movieMoment of Danger
as Gianna · 1960 · 10.0
moviePorgy and Bess
as Bess · 1959 · 6.3
movieThe Decks Ran Red
as Mahia · 1958 · 6.4
movieTamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress · 1958 · 7.0
movieIsland in the Sun
as Margot Seaton · 1957 · 6.5
movieCarmen Jones
as Carmen Jones · 1954 · 6.2
movieRemains to Be Seen
as Dorothy Dandridge · 1953 · 6.0
movieBright Road
as Jane Richards · 1953 · 6.5
tvThe Oscars
as Self · 1953 · 7.0
movieThe Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann Carpenter · 1951 · 5.5
movieTarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba · 1951 · 5.5
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 1950 · 6.9
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948 · 6.8
movieSwingtime Jamboree
as Herself · 1946 · 0.0
moviePillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited) · 1945 · 5.5
movieAtlantic City
as Singer · 1944 · 6.3
movieSince You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited) · 1944 · 6.6