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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-11-09 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Dorothy Dandridge

Biography:

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

Acting

2007

Girl 27 as Self (archive footage)

2005

2004

The Harlem Renaissance as Self (archive footage)

2003

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty as Self (archive footage)

2002

It's Black Entertainment as Self (archive footage)

2001

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self (archive footage)

1961

The Murder Men as Norma Sherman
Cain's Hundred as Norma Sherman

1960

1959

1958

Tamango as Aiché, Reiker's mistress

1957

Island in the Sun as Margot Seaton

1954

Carmen Jones as Carmen Jones

1953

Bright Road as Jane Richards
Remains to Be Seen as Dorothy Dandridge
The Oscars as Self

1951

Tarzan's Peril as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
The Harlem Globetrotters as Ann Carpenter

1950

1948

1946

1945

Pillow to Post as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)

1944

Atlantic City as Singer
Since You Went Away as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

1943

Happy Go Lucky as Showgirl (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943 as Count Basie Band Singer
Moo Cow Boogie as Singer

1942

Paper Doll as Self
Orchestra Wives as Singer/Dancer
Drums of the Congo as Princess Malimi
Ride 'Em Cowboy as Dancer (uncredited)
Cow-Cow Boogie as Cowgirl
Lucky Jordan as Hollyhock School Maid
Night in New Orleans as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)

1941

Sun Valley Serenade as Specialty Act
Bahama Passage as Thalia
Sundown as Kipsang's Wife

1940

Four Shall Die as Helen Fielding
Irene as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

1938

Going Places as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Snow Gets in Your Eyes as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

1937

It Can't Last Forever as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
A Day at the Races as Singer (uncredited)

1935

Teacher's Beau as Student

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Ebony Parade as (archive footage)