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.
Filmography
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005 · Movie
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Movie
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003 · Movie
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Movie
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Movie
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Series
The Murder Men
1961 · Movie
Moment of Danger
1960 · Movie
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Movie
The Decks Ran Red
1958 · Movie
Tamango
1958 · Movie
Island in the Sun
1957 · Movie
Carmen Jones
1954 · Movie
Remains to Be Seen
1953 · Movie
Bright Road
1953 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series
The Harlem Globetrotters
1951 · Movie
Tarzan's Peril
1951 · Movie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Swingtime Jamboree
1946 · Movie
Pillow to Post
1945 · Movie
Atlantic City
1944 · Movie
Since You Went Away
1944 · Movie
Hit Parade of 1943
1943 · Movie
Happy Go Lucky
1943 · Movie
Moo Cow Boogie
1943 · Movie
Lucky Jordan
1942 · Movie
Orchestra Wives
1942 · Movie
Drums of the Congo
1942 · Movie
Night in New Orleans
1942 · Movie
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942 · Movie
Bahama Passage
1941 · Movie
Sundown
1941 · Movie
A Jig in the Jungle
1941 · Movie
Sun Valley Serenade
1941 · Movie
Lady from Louisiana
1941 · Movie
Easy Street
1941 · Movie
Four Shall Die
1940 · Movie
International Revels
1940 · Movie
Irene
1940 · Movie
Going Places
1938 · Movie
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938 · Movie
It Can't Last Forever
1937 · Movie
A Day at the Races
1937 · Movie
Teacher's Beau
1935 · Movie
Ebony Parade
Movie