Dorothy Dandridge
- Child actor
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Girl 27
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003
as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Norma Sherman
The Murder Men
1961
as Norma Sherman
Moment of Danger
1960
as Gianna
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Bess
The Decks Ran Red
1958
as Mahia
Tamango
1958
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Island in the Sun
1957
as Margot Seaton
Carmen Jones
1954
as Carmen Jones
Remains to Be Seen
1953
as Dorothy Dandridge
Bright Road
1953
as Jane Richards
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Harlem Globetrotters
1951
as Ann Carpenter
Tarzan's Peril
1951
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Swingtime Jamboree
1946
as Herself
Pillow to Post
1945
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Atlantic City
1944
as Singer
Since You Went Away
1944
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
Happy Go Lucky
1943
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Moo Cow Boogie
1943
as Singer
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Hollyhock School Maid
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
1942
Orchestra Wives
1942
as Singer/Dancer
Blackbird Fantasy
1942
Drums of the Congo
1942
as Princess Malimi
Night in New Orleans
1942
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)
Cow-Cow Boogie
1942
as Cowgirl
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942
as Dancer (uncredited)
Paper Doll
1942
as Self
Bahama Passage
1941
as Thalia
Yes, Indeed!
1941
Sundown
1941
as Kipsang's Wife
A Jig in the Jungle
1941
as Self
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
as Specialty Act
Jungle Jig
1941
Swing for Your Supper
1941
as Vocalist
Lady from Louisiana
1941
as Felice
Easy Street
1941
Lazybones
1941
Four Shall Die
1940
as Helen Fielding
Irene
1940
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Going Places
1938
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
1937
as Singer (uncredited)
Teacher's Beau
1935
as Student
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)
International Revels
as Self