
Dorothy Dandridge
Acting
- Doğum:
- 1922-11-09
- Ölüm:
- 1965-09-08
- Doğum yeri:
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biyografi
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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Filmografi

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

The Harlem Renaissance

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

It's Black Entertainment

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Cain's Hundred

The Murder Men

Moment of Danger

Porgy and Bess

The Decks Ran Red

Tamango

Island in the Sun

Carmen Jones

Remains to Be Seen

Bright Road

The Oscars

The Harlem Globetrotters

Tarzan's Peril

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Ed Sullivan Show

Swingtime Jamboree

Pillow to Post

Atlantic City

Since You Went Away

Hit Parade of 1943

Happy Go Lucky
Moo Cow Boogie

Lucky Jordan

Orchestra Wives

Drums of the Congo

Night in New Orleans

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Bahama Passage

Sundown
A Jig in the Jungle

Sun Valley Serenade

Lady from Louisiana
Easy Street

Four Shall Die
International Revels

Irene

Going Places

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

It Can't Last Forever

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Teacher's Beau

Ebony Parade