Dorothy Dandridge
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.
Personal Details
Movies (46)
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2003
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Murder Men
as Norma Sherman
1961
Moment of Danger
as Gianna
1960
Porgy and Bess
as Bess
1959
The Decks Ran Red
as Mahia
1958
Tamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
1958
Island in the Sun
as Margot Seaton
1957
Carmen Jones
as Carmen Jones
1954
Remains to Be Seen
as Dorothy Dandridge
1953
Bright Road
as Jane Richards
1953
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann Carpenter
1951
Tarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
1951
Swingtime Jamboree
as Herself
1946
Pillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
1945
Atlantic City
as Singer
1944
Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
1944
Hit Parade of 1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
1943
Happy Go Lucky
as Showgirl (uncredited)
1943
Moo Cow Boogie
as Singer
1943
Lucky Jordan
as Hollyhock School Maid
1942
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
1942
Orchestra Wives
as Singer/Dancer
1942
Blackbird Fantasy
1942
Drums of the Congo
as Princess Malimi
1942
Night in New Orleans
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
1942
Cow-Cow Boogie
as Cowgirl
1942
Paper Doll
as Self
1942
Bahama Passage
as Thalia
1941
Yes, Indeed!
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Dancer (uncredited)
1941
Sundown
as Kipsang's Wife
1941
A Jig in the Jungle
as Self
1941
Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Act
1941
Jungle Jig
1941
Swing for Your Supper
as Vocalist
1941
Lady from Louisiana
as Felice
1941
Easy Street
1941
Lazybones
1941
Four Shall Die
as Helen Fielding
1940
International Revels
as Self
1940
Irene
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
1940
Going Places
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
1938
