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.
Tuntud rollide järgi
6.8 The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.9 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
7.0 The Oscars
1953
5.2 Cain's Hundred
1961
6.2 Carmen Jones
1954
7.1 A Day at the Races
1937
6.6 Since You Went Away
1944
6.5 Island in the Sun
1957
6.0 Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
6.5 Irene
1940
6.3 Porgy and Bess
1959
7.1 Sun Valley Serenade
1941
Filmograafia
- 2005Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
- 2004The Harlem Renaissance (Self (archive footage))
- 2003Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (Self (archive footage))
- 2002It's Black Entertainment (Self (archive footage))
- 2001Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (Self (archive footage))
- 1961Cain's Hundred (Norma Sherman)
- 1961The Murder Men (Norma Sherman)
- 1960Moment of Danger (Gianna)
- 1959Porgy and Bess (Bess)
- 1958The Decks Ran Red (Mahia)
- 1958Tamango (Aiché, Reiker's mistress)
- 1957Island in the Sun (Margot Seaton)
- 1954Carmen Jones (Carmen Jones)
- 1953Remains to Be Seen (Dorothy Dandridge)
- 1953Bright Road (Jane Richards)
- 1953The Oscars (Self)
- 1951The Harlem Globetrotters (Ann Carpenter)
- 1951Tarzan's Peril (Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba)
- 1950The Colgate Comedy Hour (Self)
- 1948The Ed Sullivan Show (Self)
- 1946Swingtime Jamboree (Herself)
- 1945Pillow to Post (Herself - Vocalist (uncredited))
- 1944Atlantic City (Singer)
- 1944Since You Went Away (Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited))
- 1943Hit Parade of 1943 (Count Basie Band Singer)
- 1943Happy Go Lucky (Showgirl (uncredited))
- 1943Moo Cow Boogie (Singer)
- 1942Lucky Jordan (Hollyhock School Maid)
- 1942A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
- 1942Orchestra Wives (Singer/Dancer)
- 1942Blackbird Fantasy
- 1942Drums of the Congo (Princess Malimi)
- 1942Night in New Orleans (Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited))
- 1942Cow-Cow Boogie (Cowgirl)
- 1942Paper Doll (Self)
- 1941Bahama Passage (Thalia)
- 1941Yes, Indeed!
- 1941Ride 'Em Cowboy (Dancer (uncredited))
- 1941Sundown (Kipsang's Wife)
- 1941A Jig in the Jungle (Self)
- 1941Sun Valley Serenade (Specialty Act)
- 1941Jungle Jig
- 1941Swing for Your Supper (Vocalist)
- 1941Lady from Louisiana (Felice)
- 1941Easy Street
- 1941Lazybones
- 1940Four Shall Die (Helen Fielding)
- 1940International Revels (Self)
- 1940Irene (One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited))
- 1938Going Places (Member of The Dandridge Sisters)
- 1938Snow Gets in Your Eyes (One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited))
- 1937It Can't Last Forever (Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited))
- 1937A Day at the Races (Singer (uncredited))
- -Ebony Parade ((archive footage))
- 1935Teacher's Beau (Student)