Dorothy Dandridge


Dorothy Dandridge Profile Photo
Actress

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.

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Date of Birth: Nov 9, 1922

Date of Death: Sep 8, 1965


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4 Photos
Filmography

Actress (25 Known Credits)


Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Herself (archive footage)

Tamango

Aiché, Reiker's mistress

Island in the Sun

Margot Seaton

Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

Bright Road

Jane Richards

Remains to Be Seen

Dorothy Dandridge

Tarzan's Peril

Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba

Pillow to Post

Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)

Since You Went Away

Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

Hit Parade of 1943

Count Basie Band Singer

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Dancer (uncredited)

Drums of the Congo

Princess Malimi

Sun Valley Serenade

Specialty Act

Sundown

Kipsang's Wife

Irene

One of the Dandridge Sisters

Four Shall Die

Helen Fielding

Going Places

Member of The Dandridge Sisters

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

One of the Dandridge Sisters

Herself (archive footage)
Gianna
Bess
Mahia
Tamango (1958)
Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Margot Seaton
Carmen Jones (1954)
Carmen Jones
Bright Road (1953)
Jane Richards
Dorothy Dandridge
Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
Ann Carpenter
Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Atlantic City (1944)
Singer
Count Basie Band Singer
Dancer (uncredited)
Princess Malimi
Specialty Act
Felice
Sundown (1941)
Kipsang's Wife
Thalia
Irene (1940)
One of the Dandridge Sisters
Helen Fielding
Going Places (1938)
Member of The Dandridge Sisters
One of the Dandridge Sisters

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