Acting · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Born November 9, 1922
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.
MovieSarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
MovieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieIt's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGoldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Norma Sherman
MovieThe Murder Men
1961
as Norma Sherman
MovieMoment of Danger
1960
as Gianna
MoviePorgy and Bess
1959
as Bess
MovieThe Decks Ran Red
1958
as Mahia
MovieTamango
1958
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
MovieIsland in the Sun
1957
as Margot Seaton
MovieCarmen Jones
1954
as Carmen Jones
MovieRemains to Be Seen
1953
as Dorothy Dandridge
MovieBright Road
1953
as Jane Richards
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieThe Harlem Globetrotters
1951
as Ann Carpenter
MovieTarzan's Peril
1951
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieSwingtime Jamboree
1946
as Herself
MoviePillow to Post
1945
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
MovieAtlantic City
1944
as Singer
MovieSince You Went Away
1944
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
MovieHit Parade of 1943
1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
MovieHappy Go Lucky
1943
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Moo Cow Boogie
1943
as Singer
MovieLucky Jordan
1942
as Hollyhock School Maid
MovieA Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
1942
MovieOrchestra Wives
1942
as Singer/Dancer
MovieBlackbird Fantasy
1942
MovieDrums of the Congo
1942
as Princess Malimi
MovieNight in New Orleans
1942
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
MovieCow-Cow Boogie
1942
as Cowgirl
MoviePaper Doll
1942
as Self
MovieBahama Passage
1941
as Thalia
MovieYes, Indeed!
1941
MovieRide 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Dancer (uncredited)
MovieSundown
1941
as Kipsang's Wife
A Jig in the Jungle
1941
as Self
MovieSun Valley Serenade
1941
as Specialty Act
MovieJungle Jig
1941
MovieSwing for Your Supper
1941
as Vocalist
MovieLady from Louisiana
1941
as Felice
Easy Street
1941
MovieLazybones
1941
MovieFour Shall Die
1940
as Helen Fielding
International Revels
1940
as Self
MovieIrene
1940
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
MovieGoing Places
1938
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
MovieSnow Gets in Your Eyes
1938
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
MovieIt Can't Last Forever
1937
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
MovieA Day at the Races
1937
as Singer (uncredited)
MovieTeacher's Beau
1935
as Student
MovieEbony Parade
as (archive footage)
