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.
A Day at the Races
as Singer (uncredited)Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her...
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Carmen Jones
as Carmen JonesCarmen, a seductive woman, seduces a young soldier, Joe, in order to avoid imprisonment....
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Porgy and Bess
as BessIn the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as...
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Island in the Sun
as Margot SeatonA scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a...
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Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty ActWhen Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a...
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Dancer (uncredited)Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad...
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Pillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So...
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Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family...
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Going Places
as Member of The Dandridge SistersA sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he...
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Sundown
as Kipsang's WifeEnglishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives...
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Bright Road
as Jane RichardsTeachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.
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Irene
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs...
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Orchestra Wives
as Singer/DancerConnie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her...
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Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
as Self (archive footage)Actor Obba Babatundé hosts this biopic showcasing the life of acclaimed African-American singer...
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It Can't Last Forever
as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further...
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Tamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistressA Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African...
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Snow Gets in Your Eyes
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)A department store has an indoor ski slide for the annual contest for store employees. Salesgirl...
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Moment of Danger
as GiannaHaving been coerced unto helping a criminal pull off a jewellery theft, a locksmith is double...
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Tarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the AshubaEscaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.
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Lucky Jordan
as Hollyhock School MaidLucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries...
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The Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann CarpenterAll-American basketball player, Billy signs up with the world-famous "Harlem Globetrotters", an...
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
as uncreditedHere's a perfect chance to compare and contrast a clutch of the greatest jazz divas in the...
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The Murder Men
as Norma ShermanMelodrama of the attempt to smash a drug ring and to promote a former addict singer's...
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It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of...
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Lady from Louisiana
as FeliceNorthern lawyer John Reynolds travels to New Orleans to try and clean up the local crime...
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Atlantic City
as SingerIn 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and...
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The Decks Ran Red
as MahiaA band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.
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Bahama Passage
as ThaliaA girl, Carol whom the audience is quickly informed "has been around," and her father arrive to...
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Girl 27
as Self (archive footage)The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the...
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Remains to Be Seen
as Dorothy DandridgeA singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find...
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Teacher's Beau
as StudentThe gang tries to dissuade their teacher from getting married.
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Hit Parade of 1943
as Count Basie Band SingerWhen amateur songwriter Jill Wright moves from the Midwest to New York City, she is dismayed to...
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Happy Go Lucky
as Showgirl (uncredited)A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and...
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Drums of the Congo
as Princess MalimiA safari sets out to find a meteorite that fell in the African jungle.
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Night in New Orleans
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under...
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Paper Doll
as SelfIn this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge,...
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Lazybones
as uncreditedHoagy Carmichael at the piano sings the title song (lyrics by Johnny Mercer). Dancing by...
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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's...
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Cow-Cow Boogie
as CowgirlDorothy Dandridge and band perform "Cow-Cow Boogie".
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Four Shall Die
as Helen FieldingHelen Fielding, heir to the fortunes of the late millionaire Roger Fielding, Sr., has broken off...
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Blackbird Fantasy
as uncreditedA Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Billy Mitchell.
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Swingtime Jamboree
as HerselfCompilation film of various African-American performers and acts.
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A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
as uncreditedAn early "soundie" in which Dorothy Dandridge & Paul White sing "A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat"...
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Yes, Indeed!
as uncreditedA Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Four Spirits of Rhythm
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The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the...
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Jungle Jig
as uncreditedA Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Cee Pee Johnson.
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Swing for Your Supper
as VocalistDorothy Dandridge sings, featuring Cee Pee Johnson on tom-toms.
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Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly...
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
as SelfThe Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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Cain's Hundred
as Norma ShermanA former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top...
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