Dorothy Dandridge
Birthday: 1922-11-09
Died: 1965-09-08
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Character: Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Character: Showgirl (uncredited)
Character: Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
Character: Princess Malimi
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Dorothy Dandridge
Character: Kipsang's Wife
Character: Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Character: One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Character: Count Basie Band Singer
Character: Singer (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archival footage)
Character: Helen Fielding
Character: Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
Character: Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Character: (archive footage)
Character: One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Character: Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Hollyhock School Maid
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)