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

Filme
Poster movie Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

Filme
Poster movie Going Places

Going Places

Filme
Poster movie Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

Filme

Filmes indisponível de Dorothy Dandridge

Island in the Sun

Margot Seaton

Filme 1957

Sun Valley Serenade

Specialty Act

Filme 1941

Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

Filme 1954

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

Filme 2005

Paper Doll

Self

Filme 1942

Bahama Passage

Thalia

Filme 1941

Bright Road

Jane Richards

Filme 1953

Tamango

Aiché, Reiker's mistress

Filme 1958

Orchestra Wives

Singer/Dancer

Filme 1942

Happy Go Lucky

Showgirl (uncredited)

Filme 1943

It Can't Last Forever

Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)

Filme 1937

The Decks Ran Red

Mahia

Filme 1958

Swing for Your Supper

Vocalist

Filme 1941

Drums of the Congo

Princess Malimi

Filme 1942

Yes, Indeed!

Filme 1941

Blackbird Fantasy

Filme 1942

Jungle Jig

Filme 1941

Moment of Danger

Gianna

Filme 1960

Girl 27

Self (archive footage)

Filme 2007

Lady from Louisiana

Felice

Filme 1941

The Murder Men

Norma Sherman

Filme 1961

Sundown

Kipsang's Wife

Filme 1941

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Dancer (uncredited)

Filme 1942

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

Filme 1938

Hit Parade of 1943

Count Basie Band Singer

Filme 1943

Atlantic City

Singer

Filme 1944

A Day at the Races

Singer (uncredited)

Filme 1937

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Self (archive footage)

Filme 2001

The Harlem Renaissance

Self (archive footage)

Filme 2004

Four Shall Die

Helen Fielding

Filme 1940

Tarzan's Peril

Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba

Filme 1951

The Harlem Globetrotters

Ann Carpenter

Filme 1951

Since You Went Away

Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

Filme 1944

Ebony Parade

(archive footage)

Filme

Irene

One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

Filme 1940

Easy Street

Filme 1941

Lazybones

Filme 1941

Pillow to Post

Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)

Filme 1945

Cow-Cow Boogie

Cowgirl

Filme 1942

It's Black Entertainment

Self (archive footage)

Filme 2002

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Self (archive footage)

Filme 2003

Night in New Orleans

Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)

Filme 1942

Moo Cow Boogie

Singer

Filme 1943

Swingtime Jamboree

Herself

Filme 1946

A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat

Filme 1942

International Revels

Self

Filme

Teacher's Beau

Student

Filme 1935

A Jig in the Jungle

Self

Filme 1941

Série de TV indisponível de 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