- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 9, 1922
- Place of Birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- September 8, 1965
Dorothy Dandridge
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.
Filmography
movieSarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
movieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieDorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieIt's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieGoldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Self (archive footage)
tvCain's Hundred
1961 · Norma Sherman
movieThe Murder Men
1961 · Norma Sherman
movieMoment of Danger
1960 · Gianna
moviePorgy and Bess
1959 · Bess
movieThe Decks Ran Red
1958 · Mahia
movieTamango
1958 · Aiché, Reiker's mistress
movieIsland in the Sun
1957 · Margot Seaton
movieCarmen Jones
1954 · Carmen Jones
movieRemains to Be Seen
1953 · Dorothy Dandridge
movieBright Road
1953 · Jane Richards
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movieThe Harlem Globetrotters
1951 · Ann Carpenter
movieTarzan's Peril
1951 · Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieSwingtime Jamboree
1946 · Herself
moviePillow to Post
1945 · Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
movieAtlantic City
1944 · Singer
movieSince You Went Away
1944 · Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
movieHit Parade of 1943
1943 · Count Basie Band Singer
movieHappy Go Lucky
1943 · Showgirl (uncredited)
Moo Cow Boogie
movieMoo Cow Boogie
1943 · Singer
movieLucky Jordan
1942 · Hollyhock School Maid
movieA Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
1942
movieOrchestra Wives
1942 · Singer/Dancer
movieBlackbird Fantasy
1942
movieDrums of the Congo
1942 · Princess Malimi
movieNight in New Orleans
1942 · Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
movieCow-Cow Boogie
1942 · Cowgirl
moviePaper Doll
1942 · Self
movieBahama Passage
1941 · Thalia
movieYes, Indeed!
1941
movieRide 'Em Cowboy
1941 · Dancer (uncredited)
movieSundown
1941 · Kipsang's Wife
A Jig in the Jungle
movieA Jig in the Jungle
1941 · Self
movieSun Valley Serenade
1941 · Specialty Act
movieJungle Jig
1941
movieSwing for Your Supper
1941 · Vocalist
movieLady from Louisiana
1941 · Felice
Easy Street
movieEasy Street
1941
movieLazybones
1941
movieFour Shall Die
1940 · Helen Fielding
International Revels
movieInternational Revels
1940 · Self
movieIrene
1940 · One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
movieGoing Places
1938 · Member of The Dandridge Sisters
movieSnow Gets in Your Eyes
1938 · One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
movieIt Can't Last Forever
1937 · Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
movieA Day at the Races
1937 · Singer (uncredited)
movieTeacher's Beau
1935 · Student
movieEbony Parade
— · (archive footage)