Dorothy Dandridge

Birthday: 1922-11-09
Deathday: 1964-10-29
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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.

Career Statisics

	Season	Age	Movie	Role	Result	Points
	1955	33	Carmen Jones (1954)	Leading Actress	Nom	0
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Transaction History

Date	Location	Team	Receives	Team	Receives	Team	Receives

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2005-01-01	Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
	1961-01-01	The Murder Men	Norma Sherman
	1960-01-26	Moment of Danger	Gianna
	1959-06-24	Porgy and Bess	Bess
	1958-10-10	The Decks Ran Red	Mahia
	1958-01-24	Tamango	Aiché, Reiker's mistress
	1957-06-12	Island in the Sun	Margot Seaton
	1954-10-28	Carmen Jones	Carmen Jones
	1953-05-15	Remains to Be Seen	Dorothy Dandridge
	1953-04-17	Bright Road	Jane Richards
	1951-05-30	The Harlem Globetrotters	Ann Carpenter
	1951-03-13	Tarzan's Peril	Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
	1944-09-15	Atlantic City	Singer
	1944-06-30	Since You Went Away	Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)
	1943-03-26	Hit Parade of 1943	Count Basie Band Singer
	1943-01-04	Happy Go Lucky	Showgirl (uncredited)
	1943-01-01	Moo Cow Boogie	Singer
	1942-11-16	Lucky Jordan	Hollyhock School Maid
	1942-11-11	A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
	1942-09-04	Orchestra Wives	Singer/Dancer
	1942-08-31	Blackbird Fantasy
	1942-07-17	Drums of the Congo	Princess Malimi
	1942-07-01	Night in New Orleans	Sal, Shadrach's Girl (Uncredited)
	1942-03-27	Cow-Cow Boogie	Cowgirl
	1942-02-13	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Dancer (uncredited)
	1941-12-10	Bahama Passage	Thalia
	1941-11-24	Yes, Indeed!
	1941-10-31	Sundown	Kipsang's Wife
	1941-08-29	Sun Valley Serenade	Specialty Act
	1941-06-02	Jungle Jig
	1941-05-05	Swing for Your Supper	Vocalist
	1941-04-22	Lady from Louisiana	Felice
	1941-02-20	Easy Street
	1941-02-20	Lazybones
	1940-10-15	Four Shall Die	Helen Fielding
	1940-04-23	Irene	One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
	1938-12-31	Going Places	Member of The Dandridge Sisters
	1938-05-14	Snow Gets in Your Eyes	One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
	1937-07-15	It Can't Last Forever	Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)
	1937-06-11	A Day at the Races	Singer (uncredited)
	1935-04-27	Teacher's Beau	Student