Cast
Dorothy Dandridge
Acting
Cast
Dorothy Dandridge
Known for
Acting
Born
1922-11-09
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
1965-09-08
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.
★6.2
MOVIE1954
Carmen Jones
as Carmen Jones
★5.5
MOVIE1951
Tarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
MOVIE1946
Swingtime Jamboree
as Herself
★7.1
MOVIE1937
A Day at the Races
as Singer (uncredited)
MOVIE1941
Jungle Jig
★6.6
MOVIE1944
Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1953
Remains to Be Seen
as Dorothy Dandridge
★5.5
MOVIE1943
Happy Go Lucky
as Showgirl (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1960
Moment of Danger
as Gianna
★6.1
MOVIE1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Dancer (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1957
Island in the Sun
as Margot Seaton
★7.0
MOVIETBA
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)
★8.7
MOVIE2002
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
★7.4
MOVIE1942
Lucky Jordan
as Hollyhock School Maid
★3.3
MOVIE1942
Paper Doll
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1935
Teacher's Beau
as Student
★6.3
MOVIE1959
Porgy and Bess
as Bess
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Irene
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1940
Four Shall Die
as Helen Fielding
★6.4
MOVIE1958
The Decks Ran Red
as Mahia
★5.6
MOVIE1941
Sundown
as Kipsang's Wife
★7.0
MOVIE1958
Tamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
★5.4
MOVIE1941
Lady from Louisiana
as Felice
★7.5
MOVIE1941
Bahama Passage
as Thalia
★4.2
MOVIE1942
Night in New Orleans
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
★5.7
MOVIE1943
Hit Parade of 1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
★6.5
MOVIE1937
It Can't Last Forever
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
★8.5
MOVIE2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
★6.6
MOVIE1938
Going Places
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
★5.5
MOVIE1945
Pillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1942
Orchestra Wives
as Singer/Dancer
★10.0
MOVIE1961
The Murder Men
as Norma Sherman
★6.3
MOVIE1944
Atlantic City
as Singer
★6.5
MOVIE1953
Bright Road
as Jane Richards
★7.1
MOVIE1941
Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Act
★6.1
MOVIE1942
Cow-Cow Boogie
as Cowgirl
MOVIE1942
Blackbird Fantasy
★6.0
MOVIE2004
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
★8.3
MOVIE2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
★5.5
MOVIE1951
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann Carpenter
★7.7
MOVIE1942
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
★10.0
MOVIE1942
Drums of the Congo
as Princess Malimi
MOVIE1941
Swing for Your Supper
as Vocalist
★6.5
MOVIE1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
MOVIE2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
MOVIE1941
Lazybones
MOVIE1941
A Jig in the Jungle
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1940
International Revels
as Self
MOVIE1941
Easy Street
MOVIE1941
Yes, Indeed!
MOVIE1943
Moo Cow Boogie
as Singer