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.

Toate filmele disponibile de la Dorothy Dandridge

Poster movie Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Film
Poster movie Remains to Be Seen

Remains to Be Seen

Film
Poster movie Going Places

Going Places

Film
Poster movie Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

Film

Filme indisponibile de la Dorothy Dandridge

Island in the Sun

Margot Seaton

Film 1957

Sun Valley Serenade

Specialty Act

Film 1941

Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

Film 1954

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

Film 2005

Paper Doll

Self

Film 1942

Bahama Passage

Thalia

Film 1941

Bright Road

Jane Richards

Film 1953

Tamango

Aiché, Reiker's mistress

Film 1958

Orchestra Wives

Singer/Dancer

Film 1942

Happy Go Lucky

Showgirl (uncredited)

Film 1943

It Can't Last Forever

Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)

Film 1937

The Decks Ran Red

Mahia

Film 1958

Swing for Your Supper

Vocalist

Film 1941

Drums of the Congo

Princess Malimi

Film 1942

Yes, Indeed!

Film 1941

Blackbird Fantasy

Film 1942

Jungle Jig

Film 1941

Moment of Danger

Gianna

Film 1960

Girl 27

Self (archive footage)

Film 2007

Lady from Louisiana

Felice

Film 1941

The Murder Men

Norma Sherman

Film 1961

Sundown

Kipsang's Wife

Film 1941

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Dancer (uncredited)

Film 1942

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

Film 1938

Hit Parade of 1943

Count Basie Band Singer

Film 1943

Atlantic City

Singer

Film 1944

A Day at the Races

Singer (uncredited)

Film 1937

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Self (archive footage)

Film 2001

The Harlem Renaissance

Self (archive footage)

Film 2004

Four Shall Die

Helen Fielding

Film 1940

Tarzan's Peril

Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba

Film 1951

The Harlem Globetrotters

Ann Carpenter

Film 1951

Since You Went Away

Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

Film 1944

Ebony Parade

(archive footage)

Film

Irene

One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

Film 1940

Easy Street

Film 1941

Lazybones

Film 1941

Pillow to Post

Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)

Film 1945

Cow-Cow Boogie

Cowgirl

Film 1942

It's Black Entertainment

Self (archive footage)

Film 2002

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Self (archive footage)

Film 2003

Night in New Orleans

Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)

Film 1942

Moo Cow Boogie

Singer

Film 1943

Swingtime Jamboree

Herself

Film 1946

A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat

Film 1942

International Revels

Self

Film

Teacher's Beau

Student

Film 1935

A Jig in the Jungle

Self

Film 1941

Filme seriale TV indisponibile de la 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