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...
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Porgy and Bess
As Bess
Island in the Sun
As Margot Seaton
Sun Valley Serenade
As Specialty Act
Carmen Jones
As Carmen Jones
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Paper Doll
As Self
Bahama Passage
As Thalia
Bright Road
As Jane Richards
Tamango
As Aiché, Reiker's mistress
Orchestra Wives
As Singer/Dancer
Happy Go Lucky
As Showgirl (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever
As Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
The Decks Ran Red
As Mahia
Swing for Your Supper
As Vocalist
Drums of the Congo
As Princess Malimi
Yes, Indeed!
Blackbird Fantasy
Jungle Jig
Moment of Danger
As Gianna
Girl 27
As Self (archive footage)
Remains to Be Seen
As Dorothy Dandridge
Lady from Louisiana
As Felice
The Murder Men
As Norma Sherman
Sundown
As Kipsang's Wife
Going Places
As Member of The Dandridge Sisters
Ride 'Em Cowboy
As Dancer (uncredited)
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
As One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943
As Count Basie Band Singer
Atlantic City
As Singer
A Day at the Races
As Singer (uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
As Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
As Self (archive footage)
Four Shall Die
As Helen Fielding
Tarzan's Peril
As Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
The Harlem Globetrotters
As Ann Carpenter
Since You Went Away
As Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
Ebony Parade
As (archive footage)
Irene
As One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Easy Street
Lazybones
Pillow to Post
As Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)
Cow-Cow Boogie
As Cowgirl
It's Black Entertainment
As Self (archive footage)
Lucky Jordan
As Hollyhock School Maid
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
As Self (archive footage)
Night in New Orleans
As Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)
Moo Cow Boogie
As Singer
Swingtime Jamboree
As Herself
A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
International Revels
As Self
Teacher's Beau
As Student
A Jig in the Jungle
As Self
Cain's Hundred
As Norma Sherman
The Colgate Comedy Hour
As Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
As Self
The Oscars
As Self