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.

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Poster movie Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

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Poster movie Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

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Poster movie Going Places

Going Places

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Poster movie Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

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Movies unavailable from Dorothy Dandridge

Island in the Sun

Margot Seaton

Movie 1957

Sun Valley Serenade

Specialty Act

Movie 1941

Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

Movie 1954

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

Movie 2005

Paper Doll

Self

Movie 1942

Bahama Passage

Thalia

Movie 1941

Bright Road

Jane Richards

Movie 1953

Tamango

Aiché, Reiker's mistress

Movie 1958

Orchestra Wives

Singer/Dancer

Movie 1942

Happy Go Lucky

Showgirl (uncredited)

Movie 1943

It Can't Last Forever

Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)

Movie 1937

The Decks Ran Red

Mahia

Movie 1958

Swing for Your Supper

Vocalist

Movie 1941

Drums of the Congo

Princess Malimi

Movie 1942

Yes, Indeed!

Movie 1941

Blackbird Fantasy

Movie 1942

Jungle Jig

Movie 1941

Moment of Danger

Gianna

Movie 1960

Girl 27

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2007

Lady from Louisiana

Felice

Movie 1941

The Murder Men

Norma Sherman

Movie 1961

Sundown

Kipsang's Wife

Movie 1941

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Dancer (uncredited)

Movie 1942

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

Movie 1938

Hit Parade of 1943

Count Basie Band Singer

Movie 1943

Atlantic City

Singer

Movie 1944

A Day at the Races

Singer (uncredited)

Movie 1937

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2001

The Harlem Renaissance

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2004

Four Shall Die

Helen Fielding

Movie 1940

Tarzan's Peril

Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba

Movie 1951

The Harlem Globetrotters

Ann Carpenter

Movie 1951

Since You Went Away

Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

Movie 1944

Ebony Parade

(archive footage)

Movie

Irene

One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

Movie 1940

Easy Street

Movie 1941

Lazybones

Movie 1941

Pillow to Post

Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)

Movie 1945

Cow-Cow Boogie

Cowgirl

Movie 1942

It's Black Entertainment

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2002

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2003

Night in New Orleans

Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)

Movie 1942

Moo Cow Boogie

Singer

Movie 1943

Swingtime Jamboree

Herself

Movie 1946

A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat

Movie 1942

International Revels

Self

Movie

Teacher's Beau

Student

Movie 1935

A Jig in the Jungle

Self

Movie 1941

Tv series unavailable from Dorothy Dandridge

Cain's Hundred

Norma Sherman

Tv 1961

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

Tv 1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Tv 1948

The Oscars

Self

Tv 1953