Dorothy Dandridge

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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.

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2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Movie
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Movie Self (archive footage)
2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Movie Self (archive footage)
2002
It's Black Entertainment
Movie Self (archive footage)
2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Movie Self (archive footage)
1961
Cain's Hundred
TV show Norma Sherman
1961
The Murder Men
Movie Norma Sherman
1960
Moment of Danger
Movie Gianna
1959
Porgy and Bess
Movie Bess
1958
The Decks Ran Red
Movie Mahia
1958
Tamango
Movie Aiché, Reiker's mistress
1957
Island in the Sun
Movie Margot Seaton
1954
Carmen Jones
Movie Carmen Jones
1953
Remains to Be Seen
Movie Dorothy Dandridge
1953
Bright Road
Movie Jane Richards
1953
The Oscars
TV show Self

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1951
The Harlem Globetrotters
Movie Ann Carpenter
1951
Tarzan's Peril
Movie Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV show Self
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV show Self
1946
Swingtime Jamboree
Movie Herself
1945
Pillow to Post
Movie Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
1944
Atlantic City
Movie Singer
1944
Since You Went Away
Movie Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
1943
Hit Parade of 1943
Movie Count Basie Band Singer
1943
Happy Go Lucky
Movie Showgirl (uncredited)
1943
Moo Cow Boogie
Movie Singer
1942
Lucky Jordan
Movie Hollyhock School Maid
1942
Orchestra Wives
Movie Singer/Dancer
1942
Drums of the Congo
Movie Princess Malimi
1942
Night in New Orleans
Movie Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
1941
Bahama Passage
Movie Thalia
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Movie Dancer (uncredited)
1941
Sundown
Movie Kipsang's Wife
1941
A Jig in the Jungle
Movie Self
1941
Sun Valley Serenade
Movie Specialty Act
1941
Lady from Louisiana
Movie Felice
1941
Easy Street
Movie
1940
Four Shall Die
Movie Helen Fielding
1940
International Revels
Movie Self