Dorothy Dandridge
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6771 |
| Birthday | 1922-11-09 |
| Place of Birth | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Also Known As |
1959
Porgy and Bess
6.25/26
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy...
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Porgy and Bess
1957
Island in the Sun
6.6/22
A scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a fictitious British-owned Caribbean island.
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Island in the Sun
1941
Sun Valley Serenade
7.052/29
When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When...
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Sun Valley Serenade
1954
Carmen Jones
6.16/94
In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wa...
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Carmen Jones
2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
0/0
Here's a perfect chance to compare and contrast a clutch of the greatest jazz divas in the history of the genre. "Sassy" Sarah Vaughan appears along w...
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
1942
Paper Doll
3.3/3
In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.
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Paper Doll
1941
Bahama Passage
7.5/2
A girl, Carol whom the audience is quickly informed "has been around," and her father arrive to take over the business management of an island in the...
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Bahama Passage
1953
Bright Road
6.55/10
Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.
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Bright Road
1958
Tamango
7.045/11
A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistr...
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Tamango
1943
Happy Go Lucky
5.5/2
A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.
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Happy Go Lucky
1942
Orchestra Wives
6.5/13
Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him, she...
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Orchestra Wives
1937
It Can't Last Forever
6.5/4
Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspap...
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It Can't Last Forever
1958
The Decks Ran Red
6.393/14
A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.
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The Decks Ran Red
1941
Swing for Your Supper
0/0
Dorothy Dandridge sings, featuring Cee Pee Johnson on tom-toms.
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Swing for Your Supper
1942
Drums of the Congo
10/1
A safari sets out to find a meteorite that fell in the African jungle.
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Drums of the Congo
1942
Blackbird Fantasy
0/0
A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Billy Mitchell.
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Blackbird Fantasy
1941
Yes, Indeed!
0/0
A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Four Spirits of Rhythm
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Yes, Indeed!
1941
Jungle Jig
0/0
A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Cee Pee Johnson.
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Jungle Jig
1960
Moment of Danger
10/1
Having been coerced unto helping a criminal pull off a jewellery theft, a locksmith is double crossed by the crook and heads off to Spain with an eye...
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Moment of Danger
1953
Remains to Be Seen
6/4
A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.
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Remains to Be Seen
1941
Lady from Louisiana
5.406/16
Northern lawyer John Reynolds travels to New Orleans to try and clean up the local crime syndicate based around a lottery. Although he meets Julie Mir...
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Lady from Louisiana
1961
The Murder Men
10/1
Melodrama of the attempt to smash a drug ring and to promote a former addict singer's rehabilitation. Edited from TV series, Cain's Hundred
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The Murder Men
1941
Sundown
5.56/25
Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans.
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Sundown
1938
Going Places
6.571/7
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
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Going Places
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
6.037/27
Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train heading west. They get jobs as cowboys on a dude ra...
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
1938
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
6.667/3
A department store has an indoor ski slide for the annual contest for store employees. Salesgirl June has two admirers - a sausage salesman in the sto...
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Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1943
Hit Parade of 1943
5.714/7
When amateur songwriter Jill Wright moves from the Midwest to New York City, she is dismayed to discover that Rick Farrell, the owner of Miracle Publi...
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Hit Parade of 1943
1944
Atlantic City
6.333/3
In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it...
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Atlantic City
1937
A Day at the Races
7.109/230
Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. Ther...
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A Day at the Races
2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
8.5/2
The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's greatest independent producers, is remembered in this...
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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
6/1
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenge...
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The Harlem Renaissance
1940
Four Shall Die
8/1
Helen Fielding, heir to the fortunes of the late millionaire Roger Fielding, Sr., has broken off her relationship with the unscrupulous Lew Covey to p...
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Four Shall Die
1951
The Harlem Globetrotters
5.5/6
All-American basketball player, Billy signs up with the world-famous "Harlem Globetrotters", an all-Negro professional team. Billy struggles with impo...
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The Harlem Globetrotters
1951
Tarzan's Peril
5.458/12
Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.
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Tarzan's Peril
1944
Since You Went Away
6.593/54
In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind...
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Since You Went Away
Ebony Parade
7/1
Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly released previously as individual "soundies".
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Ebony Parade
1940
Irene
6.5/8
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charm...
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Irene
1941
Easy Street
0/0
Dorothy Dandridge performing "Easy Street".
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Easy Street
1941
Lazybones
0/0
Hoagy Carmichael at the piano sings the title song (lyrics by Johnny Mercer). Dancing by Dorothy Dandridge and Peter Ray.
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Lazybones
1945
Pillow to Post
5.464/14
With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughter Jean hits the road and does not make one sale. S...
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Pillow to Post
1942
Cow-Cow Boogie
6/6
Dorothy Dandridge and band perform "Cow-Cow Boogie".
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Cow-Cow Boogie
2002
It's Black Entertainment
8.667/3
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Willi...
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It's Black Entertainment
1942
Lucky Jordan
7.4/5
Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie...
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Lucky Jordan
2003
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
8.333/3
Actor Obba Babatundé hosts this biopic showcasing the life of acclaimed African-American singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge, who overcame racism and...
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Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
1942
Night in New Orleans
4.167/6
A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under interrogation.
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Night in New Orleans
1943
Moo Cow Boogie
0/0
Stepin Fetchit introduces a band which plays several numbers, including "Cow Cow Boogie" and a swing version of "Rigoletto." Dorothy Dandridge appears...
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Moo Cow Boogie
1946
Swingtime Jamboree
0/0
Compilation film of various African-American performers and acts.
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Swingtime Jamboree
1942
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
7.7/3
An early "soundie" in which Dorothy Dandridge & Paul White sing "A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat" while getting dressed up for a big date.
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A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
1940
International Revels
10/1
Cosmopolitan mixture of variety acts are presented in an international café: Spanish dance, Hawaiian song, Italian street singer, Cossack sword-dancer...
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International Revels
1935
Teacher's Beau
7/6
The gang tries to dissuade their teacher from getting married.
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Teacher's Beau
1941
A Jig in the Jungle
0/0
Dorothy Dandridge along with CeePee Johnson and his Orchestra perform "A Jig in the Jungle."
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