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.
Acting
Movie
A Day at the Races
as Singer (uncredited)
1937
Movie
Carmen Jones
as Carmen Jones
1954
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
Since You Went Away
as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
1944
Movie
Sun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Act
1941
Movie
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Dancer (uncredited)
1941
Movie
Porgy and Bess
as Bess
1959
Movie
Sundown
as Kipsang's Wife
1941
Movie
Island in the Sun
as Margot Seaton
1957
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Movie
Lady from Louisiana
as Felice
1941
Movie
The Decks Ran Red
as Mahia
1958
Movie
Pillow to Post
as Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
1945
Movie
Orchestra Wives
as Singer/Dancer
1942
TV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Movie
Tarzan's Peril
as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
1951
Movie
Tamango
as Aiché, Reiker's mistress
1958
Movie
Bright Road
as Jane Richards
1953
Movie
Irene
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Going Places
as Member of The Dandridge Sisters
1938
Movie
Hit Parade of 1943
as Count Basie Band Singer
1943
Movie
The Harlem Globetrotters
as Ann Carpenter
1951
Movie
Cow-Cow Boogie
as Cowgirl
1942
Movie
Night in New Orleans
as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
1942