Acting credits
51
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Dorothy Dandridge
Acting
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Movies: 47Series: 4
TMDB ID: 20155
IMDb ID: nm0199268
Known for: Acting
Born: November 9, 1922
Died: September 8, 1965
Age: 42
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1935 - 2005
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q229251
Biography
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.
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Movie credits linked with Dorothy Dandridge.
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005 Movie
6.0
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
2004 Movie
7.5
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
8.0
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002 Movie
8.0
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2001 Movie
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)
Movie
The Murder Men
as Norma Sherman
1961 Movie
Moment of Danger
as Gianna
1960 Movie
6.1
Porgy and Bess
as Bess
1959 Movie
6.3
The Decks Ran Red
as Mahia
1958 Movie
6.7
Tamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
1958 Movie
6.6
Island in the Sun
as Margot Seaton
1957 Movie
6.1
Carmen Jones
as Carmen Jones
1954 Movie
5.7
Remains to Be Seen
as Dorothy Dandridge
1953 Movie
6.3
Bright Road
as Jane Richards
1953 Movie
5.0
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann Carpenter
1951 Movie
5.0
Tarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
1951 Movie
Swingtime Jamboree
as Herself
1946 Movie
5.3
Pillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
1945 Movie
5.0
Atlantic City
as Singer
1944 Movie
6.5
Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
1944 Movie
5.2
Hit Parade of 1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
1943 Movie
4.0
Happy Go Lucky
as Showgirl (uncredited)
1943 Movie
6.8
Lucky Jordan
as Hollyhock School Maid
1942 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dorothy Dandridge.
