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