Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
51
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 09, 1922 ( 43 years old )
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Porgy and Bess
1959-06-24Island in the Sun
1957-06-12Sun Valley Serenade
1941-08-29Carmen Jones
1954-10-28Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005-01-01Paper Doll
1942-01-01Bahama Passage
1941-12-10Bright Road
1953-04-17Tamango
1958-01-24Orchestra Wives
1942-09-04