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Dorothy Dandridge

Acting · Born November 9, 1922 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Movies with Dorothy Dandridge

• A Day at the Races (1937) — Singer (uncredited)
• Carmen Jones (1954) — Carmen Jones
• Since You Went Away (1944) — Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
• Island in the Sun (1957) — Margot Seaton
• The Harlem Renaissance (2004) — Self (archive footage)
• Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941) — Dancer (uncredited)
• The Decks Ran Red (1958) — Mahia
• Remains to Be Seen (1953) — Dorothy Dandridge
• It's Black Entertainment (2002) — Self (archive footage)
• Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) — Self (archive footage)
• Porgy and Bess (1959) — Bess
• Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003) — Self (archive footage)