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Filmography
1958
Tamango
Aiché, Reiker's Mistress
1940
Irene
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
1938
Going Places
Member of The Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
1936
Easy to Take
Member of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
1959
Porgy and Bess
(performer: "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "What You Want With Bess?", "I Loves You Porgy", "Summertime" (reprise))
1954
Carmen Jones
(performer: "Dat's Love", "You Go for Me", "Dere's a Cafe on de Corner", "Whizzin' Away Along de Track", "There's a Man I'm Crazy For", "Card Song", "Final Duet" - uncredited)
1953
Bright Road
(performer: "Church in the Wildwood", "Sweet and Low" - uncredited)
1944
Atlantic City
("Rhythm for Sale") / (performer: "Harlem on Parade")
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage:
Appeared in off-Broadway play "Crazy Girls", June 1952.
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Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies
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4 Print Biographies
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1 Portrayal
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1 Interview
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7 Articles
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2 Pictorials
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7 Magazine Cover Photos
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Alternate Names:
Dorothy Daindridge | The Dandridge Sisters
Height:
5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?
Personal Quote:
If I were white, I could capture the world.
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Trivia:
She was the first African-American woman to grace the cover of Life magazine.
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Trademark:
Beauty mark on chin
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