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