Dorothy Dandridge
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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.
Known for
Credits
A Day at the Races (1937)
as Singer (uncredited)
Carmen Jones (1954)
as Carmen Jones
Since You Went Away (1944)
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
as Bess
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Island in the Sun (1957)
as Margot Seaton
Ebony Parade (—)
as (archive footage)
Going Places (1938)
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Orchestra Wives (1942)
as Singer/Dancer
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Lady from Louisiana (1941)
as Felice
Sundown (1941)
as Kipsang's Wife
Happy Go Lucky (1943)
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
as Dorothy Dandridge
Lucky Jordan (1942)
as Hollyhock School Maid
Swingtime Jamboree (1946)
as Herself
Moment of Danger (1960)
as Gianna
Jungle Jig (1941)
Actor
The Decks Ran Red (1958)
as Mahia
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
as Specialty Act
Tamango (1958)
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
Irene (1940)
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Pillow to Post (1945)
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Paper Doll (1942)
as Self
Bright Road (1953)
as Jane Richards
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Bahama Passage (1941)
as Thalia
The Murder Men (1961)
as Norma Sherman
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
as Count Basie Band Singer
Four Shall Die (1940)
as Helen Fielding
Atlantic City (1944)
as Singer
Night in New Orleans (1942)
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever (1937)
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas (2005)
Actor
Teacher's Beau (1935)
as Student
The Harlem Globetrotters (1951)
as Ann Carpenter
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat (1942)
Actor
Blackbird Fantasy (1942)
Actor
Drums of the Congo (1942)
as Princess Malimi
Swing for Your Supper (1941)
as Vocalist
A Jig in the Jungle (1941)
as Self
Cow-Cow Boogie (1942)
as Cowgirl
Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Lazybones (1941)
Actor
Yes, Indeed! (1941)
Actor
Moo Cow Boogie (1943)
as Singer
International Revels (1940)
as Self
Easy Street (1941)
Actor