Dorothy Dandridge
Acting
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.
Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Age 21 (now 42)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 42)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 42)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Age 78 (now 42)
Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Age 21 (now 42)
Night in New Orleans
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
Age 19 (now 42)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Age 15 (now 42)
It Can't Last Forever
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
Age 14 (now 42)
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