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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 9, 1922
Died
September 8, 1965
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dorothy Dandridge
0.3 Popularity
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
6.4
Self (archive footage)
Girl 27
2007
0.0
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
6.0
Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
7.5
Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003
8.0
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
2002
8.0
Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
4.7
Norma Sherman
Cain's Hundred
1961
0.0
Norma Sherman
The Murder Men
1961
0.0
Gianna
Moment of Danger
1960
6.1
Bess
Porgy and Bess
1959
Credits
Girl 27
as Self (archive footage)
2007
6.4
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
0.0
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
2004
6.0
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2003
7.5
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
8.0
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2001
8.0
Cain's Hundred
as Norma Sherman
1961
4.7
The Murder Men
as Norma Sherman
1961
0.0
Moment of Danger
as Gianna
1960
0.0
Porgy and Bess
as Bess
1959
6.1
The Decks Ran Red
as Mahia
1958
6.4
Tamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
1958
6.6
Island in the Sun
as Margot Seaton
1957
6.7
Carmen Jones
as Carmen Jones
1954
6.0
Remains to Be Seen
as Dorothy Dandridge
1953
5.7
Bright Road
as Jane Richards
1953
6.3
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann Carpenter
1951
5.0
Tarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
1951
5.0
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Swingtime Jamboree
as Herself
1946
0.0
Pillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
1945
5.5
Atlantic City
as Singer
1944
5.0
Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
1944
6.5
Hit Parade of 1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
1943
5.2
Happy Go Lucky
as Showgirl (uncredited)
1943
4.0
🎬
Moo Cow Boogie
as Singer
1943
0.0
Lucky Jordan
as Hollyhock School Maid
1942
6.0
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
1942
7.7
Orchestra Wives
as Singer/Dancer
1942
6.0
Blackbird Fantasy
1942
0.0
Drums of the Congo
as Princess Malimi
1942
0.0
Night in New Orleans
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)
1942
4.0
Cow-Cow Boogie
as Cowgirl
1942
6.0
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Dancer (uncredited)
1942
5.8
Paper Doll
as Self
1942
4.5
Bahama Passage
as Thalia
1941
6.0
Yes, Indeed!
1941
0.0
Sundown
as Kipsang's Wife
1941
5.4
🎬
A Jig in the Jungle
as Self
1941
0.0
Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Act
1941
7.0
Jungle Jig
1941
0.0
Swing for Your Supper
as Vocalist
1941
0.0
Lady from Louisiana
as Felice
1941
5.3
🎬
Easy Street
1941
0.0
Lazybones
1941
0.0
Four Shall Die
as Helen Fielding
1940
0.0
🎬
International Revels
as Self
1940
0.0
Irene
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
1940
6.0
Going Places
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
1938
6.3
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
1938
6.0
It Can't Last Forever
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
1937
5.3
A Day at the Races
as Singer (uncredited)
1937
7.1
Teacher's Beau
as Student
1935
7.0
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)
N/A
0.0