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.
55 acting credits
Acting · 55
The Oscars
1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Cain's Hundred
1961
Tamango
1958
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
Since You Went Away
1944
Carmen Jones
1954
Irene
1940
A Day at the Races
1937
Orchestra Wives
1942
Porgy and Bess
1959
Sundown
1941
Island in the Sun
1957
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
Lady from Louisiana
1941
Going Places
1938
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
Lucky Jordan
1942
Tarzan's Peril
1951
Bahama Passage
1941
Night in New Orleans
1942
Bright Road
1953
The Harlem Globetrotters
1951
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
Pillow to Post
1945
It Can't Last Forever
1937
The Murder Men
1961
Teacher's Beau
1935
The Decks Ran Red
1958
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
Four Shall Die
1940
Remains to Be Seen
1953
Moment of Danger
1960
Atlantic City
1944
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
Drums of the Congo
1942
Happy Go Lucky
1943
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Paper Doll
1942
Swingtime Jamboree
1946
International Revels
1940
Lazybones
1941
Blackbird Fantasy
1942
Ebony Parade
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A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
1942
Cow-Cow Boogie
1942
Swing for Your Supper
1941
Moo Cow Boogie
1943
Yes, Indeed!
1941
Jungle Jig
1941
Easy Street
1941
A Jig in the Jungle
1941