Dorothy Dandridge

Known for ActingBorn 1922-11-09Died 1965-09-08Cleveland, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Murder Men

Moment of Danger

Drums of the Congo

International Revels

It's Black Entertainment

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Four Shall Die

A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat

Bahama Passage

Lucky Jordan

Tamango

The Oscars

Sun Valley Serenade

A Day at the Races

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Teacher's Beau

The Ed Sullivan Show

Bright Road

Island in the Sun

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

The Harlem Renaissance

Since You Went Away

The Decks Ran Red

Going Places

Orchestra Wives

Irene

It Can't Last Forever

Porgy and Bess

Atlantic City

Carmen Jones

Remains to Be Seen

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Cow-Cow Boogie

Hit Parade of 1943

The Harlem Globetrotters

Tarzan's Peril

Sundown

Happy Go Lucky

Pillow to Post

Cain's Hundred

Lady from Louisiana

Night in New Orleans

Paper Doll

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

Swingtime Jamboree

Moo Cow Boogie

Blackbird Fantasy