Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Jean Dandridge was an actress and popular singer who was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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- Born:
- Nov 9, 1922 In Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 44
- First Appeared:
- In the movie A Day at the Races 1937-06-11
- Latest Project:
- Movie Girl 27 2007-07-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Girl 27 | Self (archive footage) | 2007-07-27 |
| Movie | Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | (archive footage) | 2003-06-24 |
| Movie | It's Black Entertainment | Self (archive footage) | 2002-02-08 |
| Movie | Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self (archive footage) | 2001-10-07 |
| Series | Cain's Hundred | Unknown | 1961-09-19 |
| Movie | The Murder Men | Norma Sherman | 1961-01-01 |
| Movie | Moment of Danger | Gianna | 1960-01-26 |
| Movie | Porgy and Bess | Bess | 1959-06-24 |
| Movie | Tamango | Aiché, Reiker's mistress | 1958-01-24 |
| Movie | The Decks Ran Red | Mahia | 1958-10-10 |
| Movie | Island in the Sun | Margot Seaton | 1957-06-12 |
| Movie | Carmen Jones | Carmen Jones | 1954-10-28 |
| Movie | Bright Road | Jane Richards | 1953-04-17 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | Remains to Be Seen | Dorothy Dandridge | 1953-05-15 |
| Movie | Tarzan's Peril | Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba | 1951-03-13 |
| Movie | The Harlem Globetrotters | Ann Carpenter | 1951-05-30 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | Pillow to Post | Herself - Vocalist (uncredited) | 1945-06-09 |
| Movie | Since You Went Away | Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited) | 1944-06-30 |
| Movie | Atlantic City | Singer | 1944-09-15 |
| Movie | Hit Parade of 1943 | Count Basie Band Singer | 1943-03-26 |
| Movie | Happy Go Lucky | Showgirl (uncredited) | 1943-01-04 |
| Movie | Cow-Cow Boogie | 1942-03-27 | |
| Movie | The Night Before the Divorce | Maid (uncredited) | 1942-03-06 |
| Movie | Night in New Orleans | Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited) | 1942-07-01 |
| Movie | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Dancer (uncredited) | 1942-02-13 |
| Movie | Drums of the Congo | Princess Malimi | 1942-07-17 |
| Movie | Lucky Jordan | Hollyhock School Maid | 1942-11-16 |
| Movie | A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat | 1942-11-11 | |
| Movie | Orchestra Wives | Singer/Dancer | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Lazybones | 1941-02-20 | |
| Movie | Easy Street | 1941-02-20 | |
| Movie | Lady from Louisiana | Felice | 1941-04-22 |
| Movie | Bahama Passage | Thalia | 1941-12-10 |
| Movie | Sundown | Kipsang's Wife | 1941-10-31 |
| Movie | Sun Valley Serenade | Specialty Act | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | Irene | One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited) | 1940-04-23 |
| Movie | Four Shall Die | Helen Fielding | 1940-10-15 |
| Movie | Snow Gets in Your Eyes | One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited) | 1938-05-14 |
| Movie | Going Places | Member of The Dandridge Sisters | 1938-12-31 |
| Movie | A Day at the Races | Singer (uncredited) | 1937-06-11 |
| Movie | It Can't Last Forever | Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |