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.
Porgy and Bess
(Bess)
Island in the Sun
(Margot Seaton)
Sun Valley Serenade
(Specialty Act)
Carmen Jones
(Carmen Jones)
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Paper Doll
(Self)
Bahama Passage
(Thalia)
Bright Road
(Jane Richards)
Tamango
(Aiché, Reiker's mistress)
Happy Go Lucky
(Showgirl (uncredited))
Orchestra Wives
(Singer/Dancer)
It Can't Last Forever
(Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited))
The Decks Ran Red
(Mahia)
Swing for Your Supper
(Vocalist)
Drums of the Congo
(Princess Malimi)
Blackbird Fantasy
Yes, Indeed!
Jungle Jig
Moment of Danger
(Gianna)
Girl 27
(Self (archive footage))
Remains to Be Seen
(Dorothy Dandridge)
Lady from Louisiana
(Felice)
The Murder Men
(Norma Sherman)
Sundown
(Kipsang's Wife)
Going Places
(Member of The Dandridge Sisters)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(Dancer (uncredited))
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
(One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited))
Hit Parade of 1943
(Count Basie Band Singer)
Atlantic City
(Singer)
A Day at the Races
(Singer (uncredited))
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
(Self (archive footage))
The Harlem Renaissance
(Self (archival footage))
Four Shall Die
(Helen Fielding)
The Harlem Globetrotters
(Ann Carpenter)
Tarzan's Peril
(Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba)
Since You Went Away
(Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited))
Ebony Parade
((archive footage))
Irene
(One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited))
Easy Street
Lazybones
Pillow to Post
(Herself - Vocalist (uncredited))
Cow-Cow Boogie
(Cowgirl)
It's Black Entertainment
(Self (archive footage))
Lucky Jordan
(Hollyhock School Maid)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
(Self (archive footage))
Night in New Orleans
(Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited))
Moo Cow Boogie
(Singer)
Swingtime Jamboree
(Herself)
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
International Revels
(Self)
Teacher's Beau
(Student)
Cain's Hundred
(Norma Sherman)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Singer)