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