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Dorothy Dandridge

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American actress and singer (1922-1965)

United StatesActorsLived 1922 to 1965 · aged 42
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Dorothy Jean Dandridge was an American actress and singer. She was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones (1954). Dandridge had also performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater.

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Los Angeles Examiner front page that highlights Dorothy Dandridge and othersLos Angeles Examiner front page that highlights Dorothy Dandridge and othersDandridge in the baiting trailer for The Decks Ran Red (1958)Dandridge in the baiting trailer for The Decks Ran Red (1958)Dandridge with Alain Delon on the set La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo, filmed in 1962 but only released years later with both edited out.Dandridge with Alain Delon on the set La Fabuleuse Aventure de Marco Polo, filmed in 1962 but only released years later with both edited out.Tuesday, September 7, 1965; Dorothy Kilgallen's show business column states that nightclub Basin Street East would be opening "this Friday" with a Dorothy Dandridge premier engagement.Tuesday, September 7, 1965; Dorothy Kilgallen's show business column states that nightclub Basin Street East would be opening "this Friday" with a Dorothy Dandridge premier engagement.

Filmography 40

A Day at the Races1937 · ★ 7.1
Carmen Jones1954 · ★ 6.2
Since You Went Away1944 · ★ 6.6
Sun Valley Serenade1941
Porgy and Bess1959
Ride 'Em Cowboy1941
Island in the Sun1957
Sundown1941
Lady from Louisiana1941
Orchestra Wives1942
The Decks Ran Red1958
Pillow to Post1945
Tarzan's Peril1951
Tamango1958
Bright Road1953
Irene1940
Going Places1938
Hit Parade of 19431943
The Harlem Globetrotters1951
Night in New Orleans1942
Lucky Jordan1942
Teacher's Beau1935
Cow-Cow Boogie1942
Remains to Be Seen1953
It Can't Last Forever1937
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty2003
Atlantic City1944
It's Black Entertainment2002
Bahama Passage1941
Paper Doll1942
Snow Gets in Your Eyes1938
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat1942
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies2001
Happy Go Lucky1943
Moment of Danger1960
Ebony Parade
The Murder Men1961
Four Shall Die1940
Drums of the Congo1942
The Harlem Renaissance2004

55 credits on file

Television 4

The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Oscars1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950
Cain's Hundred1961

Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

In their orbit 3

Connected to Dorothy 6

Louis ArmstrongAlso in Pillow to Post (1945)Keith RichardsAlso in Lucky Jordan (1942)Groucho MarxAlso in A Day at the Races (1937)Sidney SheldonAlso in Remains to Be Seen (1953)Harry CareyAlso in Sundown (1941)Jackie GleasonAlso in Orchestra Wives (1942)

About this person

Dorothy Jean Dandridge was an American actress and singer. She was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones (1954). Dandridge had 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.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1965 · aged 42
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30 languages

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