Dorothy Dandridge
Birthday
1922/11/09
Day of death
1965/09/08 (42 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also know as
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Biography
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 i...Read more
Acting
(1959) Porgy and Bess
as Bess
(1957) Island in the Sun
as Margot Seaton
(1941) Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Act
(1954) Carmen Jones
as Carmen Jones
(2005) Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
as ---
(1942) Paper Doll
as Self
(1941) Bahama Passage
as Thalia
(1953) Bright Road
as Jane Richards
(1958) Tamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
(1942) Orchestra Wives
as Singer/Dancer
(1943) Happy Go Lucky
as Showgirl (uncredited)
(1937) It Can't Last Forever
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
(1958) The Decks Ran Red
as Mahia
(1941) Swing for Your Supper
as Vocalist
(1942) Drums of the Congo
as Princess Malimi
(1941) Yes, Indeed!
as ---
(1942) Blackbird Fantasy
as ---
(1941) Jungle Jig
as ---
(1960) Moment of Danger
as Gianna
(1953) Remains to Be Seen
as Dorothy Dandridge
(1941) Lady from Louisiana
as Felice
(1961) The Murder Men
as Norma Sherman
(1941) Sundown
as Kipsang's Wife
(1938) Going Places
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
(1941) Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1938) Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
(1943) Hit Parade of 1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
(1944) Atlantic City
as Singer
(1937) A Day at the Races
as Singer (uncredited)
(2001) Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
(1940) Four Shall Die
as Helen Fielding
(1951) Tarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
(1951) The Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann Carpenter
(1944) Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)
(1940) Irene
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
(1941) Easy Street
as ---
(1941) Lazybones
as ---
(1945) Pillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
(1942) Cow-Cow Boogie
as Cowgirl
(2002) It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
(1942) Lucky Jordan
as Hollyhock School Maid
(2003) Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
(1942) Night in New Orleans
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
(1943) Moo Cow Boogie
as Singer
(1946) Swingtime Jamboree
as Herself
(1942) A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
as ---
(1940) International Revels
as Self
(1935) Teacher's Beau
as Student
(1941) A Jig in the Jungle
as Self
(1961) Cain's Hundred
as Norma Sherman
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self