Dorothy Dandridge
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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
Credits
Carmen Jones (1954)
as Carmen Jones
A Day at the Races (1937)
as Singer (uncredited)
Island in the Sun (1957)
as Margot Seaton
Since You Went Away (1944)
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
The Decks Ran Red (1958)
as Mahia
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
as Dorothy Dandridge
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941)
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
It Can't Last Forever (1937)
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
as Bess
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
as Specialty Act
Going Places (1938)
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Swingtime Jamboree (1946)
as Herself
Sundown (1941)
as Kipsang's Wife
Night in New Orleans (1942)
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan (1942)
as Hollyhock School Maid
Drums of the Congo (1942)
as Princess Malimi
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas (2005)
Actor
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
Orchestra Wives (1942)
as Singer/Dancer
Irene (1940)
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Pillow to Post (1945)
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
as Count Basie Band Singer
Lady from Louisiana (1941)
as Felice
Moment of Danger (1960)
as Gianna
The Murder Men (1961)
as Norma Sherman
Bright Road (1953)
as Jane Richards
Happy Go Lucky (1943)
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Teacher's Beau (1935)
as Student
Tamango (1958)
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Ebony Parade (—)
as (archive footage)
Atlantic City (1944)
as Singer
Bahama Passage (1941)
as Thalia
The Harlem Globetrotters (1951)
as Ann Carpenter
International Revels (1940)
as Self
Four Shall Die (1940)
as Helen Fielding
A Jig in the Jungle (1941)
as Self
Moo Cow Boogie (1943)
as Singer
Easy Street (1941)
Actor