1922-11-09 ( 102 years old ) in 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.
Movies
Girl 27
2007-07-27
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005-01-01
The Harlem Renaissance
2004-01-01
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003-06-24
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001-10-07
The Murder Men
1961-01-01
Moment of Danger
1960-01-26
Porgy and Bess
1959-06-24
The Decks Ran Red
1958-10-10
Tamango
1958-01-24
Island in the Sun
1957-06-12
Carmen Jones
1954-10-28
Remains to Be Seen
1953-05-15
Bright Road
1953-04-17
The Harlem Globetrotters
1951-05-30
Tarzan's Peril
1951-03-13
Swingtime Jamboree
1946-01-01
Pillow to Post
1945-06-09
Atlantic City
1944-09-15
Since You Went Away
1944-06-30
Hit Parade of 1943
1943-03-26
Happy Go Lucky
1943-01-04
Moo Cow Boogie
1943-01-01
Lucky Jordan
1942-11-16
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
1942-11-11
Orchestra Wives
1942-09-04
Blackbird Fantasy
1942-08-31
Drums of the Congo
1942-07-17
Night in New Orleans
1942-07-01
Cow-Cow Boogie
1942-03-27
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942-02-13
Paper Doll
1942-01-01
Bahama Passage
1941-12-10
Yes, Indeed!
1941-11-24
Sundown
1941-10-31
A Jig in the Jungle
1941-10-30
Sun Valley Serenade
1941-08-29
Jungle Jig
1941-06-02
Swing for Your Supper
1941-05-05
Lady from Louisiana
1941-04-22
Easy Street
1941-02-20
Lazybones
1941-02-20
Four Shall Die
1940-10-15
Irene
1940-04-23
Going Places
1938-12-31
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938-05-14
It Can't Last Forever
1937-07-15
A Day at the Races
1937-06-11
Teacher's Beau
1935-04-27
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