Dorothy Dandridge
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday9 November 1922
Died8 September 1965 (age 42)
Place of birthCleveland, Ohio, USA
Known credits47
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. S…
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
The Harlem Renaissance
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003 · Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Norma Sherman
The Murder Men
1961 · Norma Sherman
Moment of Danger
1960 · Gianna
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Bess
The Decks Ran Red
1958 · Mahia
Tamango
1958 · Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Island in the Sun
1957 · Margot Seaton
Carmen Jones
1954 · Carmen Jones
Remains to Be Seen
1953 · Dorothy Dandridge
Bright Road
1953 · Jane Richards
The Oscars
1953 · Self
The Harlem Globetrotters
1951 · Ann Carpenter
Tarzan's Peril
1951 · Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Swingtime Jamboree
1946 · Herself
Pillow to Post
1945 · Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Atlantic City
1944 · Singer
Since You Went Away
1944 · Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
1943 · Count Basie Band Singer
Happy Go Lucky
1943 · Showgirl (uncredited)
Moo Cow Boogie
1943 · Singer
Lucky Jordan
1942 · Hollyhock School Maid
Orchestra Wives
1942 · Singer/Dancer
Drums of the Congo
1942 · Princess Malimi
Night in New Orleans
1942 · Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
Bahama Passage
1941 · Thalia
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941 · Dancer (uncredited)
Sundown
1941 · Kipsang's Wife
A Jig in the Jungle
1941 · Self
Sun Valley Serenade
1941 · Specialty Act
Lady from Louisiana
1941 · Felice
Easy Street
1941
Four Shall Die
1940 · Helen Fielding
International Revels
1940 · Self
Irene
1940 · One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Going Places
1938 · Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938 · One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever
1937 · Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
1937 · Singer (uncredited)
Teacher's Beau
1935 · Student
Ebony Parade
(archive footage)
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