Dorothy Dandridge
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(51 total)
A Day at the Races
as Singer (uncredited)
Carmen Jones
as Carmen Jones
Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Act
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Dancer (uncredited)
Porgy and Bess
as Bess
Sundown
as Kipsang's Wife
Island in the Sun
as Margot Seaton
Lady from Louisiana
as Felice
The Decks Ran Red
as Mahia
Pillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Orchestra Wives
as Singer/Dancer
Tarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
Bright Road
as Jane Richards
Tamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Irene
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Going Places
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Hit Parade of 1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
Cow-Cow Boogie
as Cowgirl
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann Carpenter
