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Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

  • Atuação
  • 9 de novembro de 1922 – 8 de setembro de 1965 · com 42 anos
  • 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. 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.

Principais trabalhos

  • Série7.1

    The Oscars

    1953 · 87 votes

  • Série6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes

  • Série6.9

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    1950 · 13 votes

  • Filme7.1

    A Day at the Races

    Um Dia nas Corridas

    1937 · 241 votes

  • Série5.2

    Cain's Hundred

    1961 · 4 votes

  • Filme6.6

    Since You Went Away

    Desde que Partiste

    1944 · 56 votes

  • Filme6.2

    Carmen Jones

    1954 · 103 votes

  • Filme7.4

    Lucky Jordan

    1942 · 5 votes

Filmografia28

  1. 2003
  2. 2002
  3. 2001
  4. 1961
  5. 1959
  6. 1958
  7. 1957
  8. 1954
  9. 1953
  10. 1951
  11. 1950
  12. 1948
  13. 1946
  14. 1944
  15. 1943
  16. 1942
  17. 1941
  18. 1938
  19. 1937