Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

Nació el 9 de noviembre de 1922 en Cleveland, Ohio, USA, murió el 8 de septiembre de 1965.

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.

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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.

Irene (6.5) Película · 1940 como One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Sundown (5.5) Cuando muere el día Película · 1941 como Kipsang's Wife