Dorothy Dandridge

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.

  • Title: Dorothy Dandridge
  • Popularity: 4.791
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1922-11-09
  • Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Dorothy Dandridge Movies

  • 1959
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    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

    6.2 1959 HD

    In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar...

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  • 1957
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    Island in the Sun

    Island in the Sun

    6.5 1957 HD

    A scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a fictitious British-owned Caribbean island.

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  • 1941
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    Sun Valley Serenade

    Sun Valley Serenade

    6.9 1941 HD

    When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When...

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  • 1954
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    Carmen Jones

    Carmen Jones

    5.9 1954 HD

    The tale of the cigarette-maker Carmen and the Spanish cavalry soldier Don Jose is translated into a modern-day story of a parachute factory worker...

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  • 2005
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    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

    1 2005 HD

    Here's a perfect chance to compare and contrast a clutch of the greatest jazz divas in the history of the genre. "Sassy" Sarah Vaughan appears along...

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  • 1942
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    Paper Doll

    Paper Doll

    4.5 1942 HD

    In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.

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  • 1941
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    Bahama Passage

    Bahama Passage

    6 1941 HD

    A girl, Carol whom the audience is quickly informed "has been around," and her father arrive to take over the business management of an island in the...

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  • 1953
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    Bright Road

    Bright Road

    6.3 1953 HD

    Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.

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  • 1958
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    Tamango

    Tamango

    6.4 1958 HD

    A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's...

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  • 1942
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    Orchestra Wives

    Orchestra Wives

    5.8 1942 HD

    Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him,...

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  • 1943
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    Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

    4 1943 HD

    A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.

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  • 1937
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    It Can't Last Forever

    It Can't Last Forever

    5 1937 HD

    Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a...

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  • 1958
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    The Decks Ran Red

    The Decks Ran Red

    6.4 1958 HD

    A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.

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  • 1941
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    Swing for Your Supper

    Swing for Your Supper

    1 1941 HD

    Dorothy Dandridge sings, featuring Cee Pee Johnson on tom-toms.

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  • 1942
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    Drums of the Congo

    Drums of the Congo

    1 1942 HD

    A safari sets out to find a meteorite that fell in the African jungle.

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  • 1941
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    Yes, Indeed!

    Yes, Indeed!

    1 1941 HD

    A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Four Spirits of Rhythm

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  • 1942
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    Blackbird Fantasy

    Blackbird Fantasy

    1 1942 HD

    A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Billy Mitchell.

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  • 1941
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    Jungle Jig

    Jungle Jig

    1 1941 HD

    A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Cee Pee Johnson.

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  • 1960
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    Moment of Danger

    Moment of Danger

    1 1960 HD

    Having been coerced unto helping a criminal pull off a jewellery theft, a locksmith is double crossed by the crook and heads off to Spain with an eye...

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  • 2007
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    Girl 27

    Girl 27

    6.4 2007 HD

    The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other...

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  • 1953
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    Remains to Be Seen

    Remains to Be Seen

    5.7 1953 HD

    A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.

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  • 1941
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    Lady from Louisiana

    Lady from Louisiana

    5.2 1941 HD

    Northern lawyer John Reynolds travels to New Orleans to try and clean up the local crime syndicate based around a lottery. Although he meets Julie...

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  • 1961
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    The Murder Men

    The Murder Men

    1 1961 HD

    Melodrama of the attempt to smash a drug ring and to promote a former addict singer's rehabilitation. Edited from TV series, Cain's Hundred

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  • 1941
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    Sundown

    Sundown

    5.4 1941 HD

    Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans.

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  • 1938
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    Going Places

    Going Places

    6 1938 HD

    A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.

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  • 1942
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    Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Ride 'Em Cowboy

    5.8 1942 HD

    Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train heading west. They get jobs as cowboys on a dude...

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  • 1938
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    Snow Gets in Your Eyes

    Snow Gets in Your Eyes

    6 1938 HD

    A department store has an indoor ski slide for the annual contest for store employees. Salesgirl June has two admirers - a sausage salesman in the...

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  • 1943
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    Hit Parade of 1943

    Hit Parade of 1943

    4.8 1943 HD

    When amateur songwriter Jill Wright moves from the Midwest to New York City, she is dismayed to discover that Rick Farrell, the owner of Miracle...

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  • 1944
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    Atlantic City

    Atlantic City

    5 1944 HD

    In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it...

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  • 1937
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    A Day at the Races

    A Day at the Races

    7.081 1937 HD

    Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a...

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  • 2001
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    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    8 2001 HD

    The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's greatest independent producers, is remembered in this...

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  • 2004
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    The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

    6 2004 HD

    Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the...

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  • 1940
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    Four Shall Die

    Four Shall Die

    1 1940 HD

    Helen Fielding, heir to the fortunes of the late millionaire Roger Fielding, Sr., has broken off her relationship with the unscrupulous Lew Covey to...

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  • 1951
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    Tarzan's Peril

    Tarzan's Peril

    5 1951 HD

    Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.

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  • 1951
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    The Harlem Globetrotters

    The Harlem Globetrotters

    5 1951 HD

    All-American basketball player, Billy signs up with the world-famous "Harlem Globetrotters", an all-Negro professional team. Billy struggles with...

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  • 1944
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    Since You Went Away

    Since You Went Away

    6.4 1944 HD

    In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind...

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  • 1970
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    Ebony Parade

    Ebony Parade

    1 1970 HD

    Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly released previously as individual "soundies".

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  • 1940
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    Irene

    Irene

    6 1940 HD

    Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate....

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  • 1941
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    Easy Street

    Easy Street

    1 1941 HD

    Dorothy Dandridge performing "Easy Street".

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  • 1941
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    Lazybones

    Lazybones

    1 1941 HD

    Hoagy Carmichael at the piano sings the title song (lyrics by Johnny Mercer). Dancing by Dorothy Dandridge and Peter Ray.

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  • 1945
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    Pillow to Post

    Pillow to Post

    5.3 1945 HD

    With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughter Jean hits the road and does not make one sale....

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  • 1942
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    Cow-Cow Boogie

    Cow-Cow Boogie

    6 1942 HD

    Dorothy Dandridge and band perform "Cow-Cow Boogie".

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  • 2002
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    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

    8 2002 HD

    A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa...

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  • 1942
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    Lucky Jordan

    Lucky Jordan

    6 1942 HD

    Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie...

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  • 2003
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    Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

    Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

    7.5 2003 HD

    Actor Obba Babatundé hosts this biopic showcasing the life of acclaimed African-American singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge, who overcame...

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  • 1942
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    Night in New Orleans

    Night in New Orleans

    4 1942 HD

    A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under interrogation.

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  • 1943
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    Moo Cow Boogie

    Moo Cow Boogie

    1 1943 HD

    Stepin Fetchit introduces a band which plays several numbers, including "Cow Cow Boogie" and a swing version of "Rigoletto." Dorothy Dandridge...

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  • 1946
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    Swingtime Jamboree

    Swingtime Jamboree

    1 1946 HD

    Compilation film of various African-American performers and acts.

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  • 1942
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    A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat

    A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat

    7.7 1942 HD

    An early "soundie" in which Dorothy Dandridge & Paul White sing "A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat" while getting dressed up for a big date.

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  • 1970
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    International Revels

    International Revels

    1 1970 HD

    Variety stage entertainment musical short

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  • 1935
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    Teacher's Beau

    Teacher's Beau

    7 1935 HD

    The gang tries to dissuade their teacher from getting married.

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  • 1941
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    A Jig in the Jungle

    A Jig in the Jungle

    1 1941 HD

    Dorothy Dandridge along with CeePee Johnson and his Orchestra perform "A Jig in the Jungle."

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  • 1961
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    Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

    4.667 1961 HD

    A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.

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  • 1950
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    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    7 1950 HD

    The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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