Birth Day: 1922-11-09
Place of birth: 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.
Credits
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As Self (archive footage)
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As (archive footage)
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Norma Sherman
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As Gianna
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As Bess
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As Mahia
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As Aiché, Reiker's mistress
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As Margot Seaton
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As Carmen Jones
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As Jane Richards
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As Dorothy Dandridge
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As Ann Carpenter
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As Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
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As Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
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As Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
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As Singer
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As Singer
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As Count Basie Band Singer
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As Showgirl (uncredited)
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As Self
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As Singer/Dancer
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As Princess Malimi
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As Dancer (uncredited)
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As Hollyhock School Maid
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As Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)
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As Kipsang's Wife
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As Thalia
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As Felice
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As Specialty Act
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As Vocalist
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As One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
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As Helen Fielding
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As One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
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As Member of The Dandridge Sisters
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As Singer (uncredited)
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As Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)