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Dorothy Dandridge
Acting
09 Nov 1922
† 08 Sept 1965
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
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 i...
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Dorothy Dandridge's Movies
71%
A Day at the Races
11 Jun 1937
61%
Carmen Jones
28 Oct 1954
65%
Since You Went Away
30 Jun 1944
70%
Sun Valley Serenade
29 Aug 1941
59%
Ride 'Em Cowboy
17 Nov 1941
61%
Porgy and Bess
24 Jun 1959
54%
Sundown
31 Oct 1941
66%
Island in the Sun
12 Jun 1957
53%
Lady from Louisiana
22 Apr 1941
63%
The Decks Ran Red
10 Oct 1958
53%
Pillow to Post
09 Jun 1945
63%
Orchestra Wives
04 Sept 1942
50%
Tarzan's Peril
13 Mar 1951
68%
Tamango
24 Jan 1958
63%
Bright Road
17 Apr 1953
60%
Irene
23 Apr 1940
63%
Going Places
31 Dec 1938
52%
Hit Parade of 1943
26 Mar 1943
60%
Cow-Cow Boogie
27 Mar 1942
50%
The Harlem Globetrotters
30 May 1951
