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