Dorothy Dandridge
Actor
- Born
- November 9, 1922 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- September 8, 1965 (age 42)
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
A Day at the Races
June 11, 1937
Carmen Jones
October 28, 1954
Since You Went Away
June 30, 1944
Sun Valley Serenade
August 29, 1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
February 13, 1942
Porgy and Bess
June 24, 1959
Sundown
October 31, 1941
Island in the Sun
June 12, 1957
Lady from Louisiana
April 22, 1941
The Decks Ran Red
October 10, 1958
Pillow to Post
June 9, 1945
Orchestra Wives
September 4, 1942
Acting43
- 2005Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
- 2004The Harlem Renaissance as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2002It's Black Entertainment as Self (archive footage)
- 2001Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 1961The Murder Men as Norma Sherman
- 1960Moment of Danger as Gianna
- 1959Porgy and Bess as Bess
- 1958The Decks Ran Red as Mahia
- 1958Tamango