Dorothy Dandridge

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations. See more awards »

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Carmen Jones Carmen Jones

(1954)

Porgy and Bess Bess

(1959)

Bright Road Jane Richards

(1953)

Island in the Sun Margot Seaton

(1957)

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Actress (37 credits)

1962/II Marco Polo (announced)
Empress Zaire

1962 Cain's Hundred (TV Series)
Norma Sherman

- Blues for a Junkman: Arthur Troy (1962) ... Norma Sherman

1960-1961 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Singer

- Episode #14.17 (1961) ... Singer

- Episode #13.27 (1960) ... Singer

- Episode #13.21 (1960) ... Singer

1960 Malaga
Gianna

1959 Porgy and Bess
Bess

1958 The Decks Ran Red
Mahia

1958 Tamango
Aiché, Reiker's Mistress

1957 Island in the Sun
Margot Seaton

1954 Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones

1953 Remains to Be Seen
Dorothy Dandridge

1953 Bright Road
Jane Richards

1951 The Harlem Globetrotters
Ann Carpenter

1951 Tarzan's Peril
Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba

1946 Swingtime Jamboree

1944 Atlantic City
Singer

1944 Since You Went Away
Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

1943 Moo Cow Boogie (Short)
Singer

1943 Hit Parade of 1943
Count Basie Band Singer

1943 Happy Go Lucky
Showgirl (uncredited)

1942 Lucky Jordan
Hollyhock School Maid (uncredited)

1942 Night in New Orleans
Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)

1942 Drums of the Congo
Princess Malimi

1942 The Night Before the Divorce
Party Maid (uncredited)

1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
Dancer (uncredited)

1941 Bahama Passage
Thalia

1941 Sundown
Kipsang's Wife

1941 Sun Valley Serenade
Specialty

1941 Lady from Louisiana
Felice

1940 Four Shall Die
Helen Fielding

1940 Irene
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

1938 Going Places
Member of The Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

1938 Snow Gets in Your Eyes (Short)
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

1937 It Can't Last Forever
Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)

1937 A Day at the Races
Black Singer (uncredited)

1936 Easy to Take
Member of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
Member of the Dandridge Sisters (as The Dandridge Sisters)

1935 Teacher's Beau (Short)
Cabin Kid

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Soundtrack (14 credits)

2018 Private Life (performer: "Smooth Operator")

2011 Sing Your Song (Documentary) (performer: "Dat's Love")

1970 Myra Breckinridge (performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" - uncredited)

1962 Cain's Hundred (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Blues for a Junkman: Arthur Troy (1962) ... (performer: "The Man I Love")

1959 Porgy and Bess (performer: "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "What You Want With Bess?", "I Loves You Porgy", "Summertime" (reprise))

1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (performer: "Julie")

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 Remains to Be Seen (performer: "Taking a Chance on Love" - uncredited)

1953 Bright Road (performer: "Church in the Wildwood", "Sweet and Low" - uncredited)

1945 Pillow to Post (performer: "Whatcha Say?" (1945) - uncredited)

1944 Atlantic City ("Rhythm for Sale") / (performer: "Harlem on Parade")

1942 A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat (Short) (performer: "A Zoot Suit (for My Sunday Gal)")

1942 Cow-Cow Boogie (Short) (performer: "Cow Cow Boogie")

1941 Sun Valley Serenade (performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (1941) - uncredited)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2016 Pretty Dudes (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)

- "Who's Miss Bliss?" (2016) ... (in memory of)

1989 Dieter & Andreas (Short) (grateful acknowledgment)

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Self (25 credits)

1965 That Regis Philbin Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.86 (1965) ... Self

1964 Open House (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.13 (1964) ... Self

1964 Juke Box Jury (TV Series)
Self - Panellist

- Episode #1.256 (1964) ... Self - Panellist

1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV Movie)
Self

1964 You Don't Say (TV Series)
Self

- Dorothy Dandridge and Peter Lawford (1964) ... Self

1963 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Self - Co-Hostess

- Episode #2.235 (1963) ... Self - Co-Hostess

- Episode #2.234 (1963) ... Self - Co-Hostess

- Episode #2.233 (1963) ... Self - Co-Hostess

- Episode #2.232 (1963) ... Self - Co-Hostess

- Episode #2.231 (1963) ... Self - Co-Hostess

1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Dorothy Dandridge, The Little Sisters, Don Cherry (1962) ... Self - Guest

1952-1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #13.13 (1959) ... Self

- Episode #8.30 (1955) ... Self

- Episode #8.8 (1954) ... Self

- Episode #5.37 (1952) ... Self

1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter & Performer

1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series)
Self

- You're the Top (1956) ... Self

1956 Film Fanfare (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.10 (1956) ... Self

1956 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.32 (1956) ... Self

1955 Reflets de Cannes (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 11 May 1955 (1955) ... Self

1955 The 27th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee & Presenter

1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1954 The George Jessel Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.25 (1954) ... Self

1951-1953 Abbott & Costello Christmas Show (TV Series)
Self - Singer

- Episode #4.8 (1953) ... Self - Singer

- Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Dorothy Dandridge, Danny Arnold, Bob & Eddie Mayo, Donald MacBride, Marion Marshall, Jimmy Wallington, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra (1951) ... Self - Singer

1952 Songs for Sale (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #3.50 (1952) ... Self

1952 Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series)
Self - Guest Vocalist

- Surprise Party (1952) ... Self - Guest Vocalist

1945 Pillow to Post
Self - Vocalist (uncredited)

1942 A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat (Short)
Self

1942 Cow-Cow Boogie (Short)
Self

1941 Easy Street (Short)
Self

1941 Lazybones (Short)
Self - Dancer

1941 Yes, Indeed! (Short)
Self

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Archive footage (20 credits)

2018 Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes (Documentary)
Self

2007 Screen Goddesses (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Dorothy Dandridge (2007) ... Self

2007 Girl 27 (Documentary)
Self

2004 Harlem Renaissance (Video documentary)
Self

2003 Dorothy Dandridge: Singing at Her Best (Video)
Self

2003 A Century of Black Cinema (Video documentary)
Self

2003 Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (TV Movie documentary)

2003 Great Performances (TV Series)
Self

- The Great American Songbook (2003) ... Self

2002 Redeemer (TV Movie)

2002 It's Black Entertainment (TV Special documentary)
Self

2001 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) ... Self

1997-1999 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Self / Self - Subject

- Dorothy Dandridge: Little Girl Lost (1999) ... Self - Subject

- The Nicholas Brothers: Flying High (1999) ... Self

- Sonja Henie: Fire on Ice (1997) ... Self

1998 Classified X (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1998 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1991 The Republic Pictures Story (TV Movie documentary)
Singer (clip from Atlantic City (1944)) (uncredited)

1990 That's Black Entertainment (Documentary)
Self

1986 Brown Sugar (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1961 The Murder Men
Norma Sherman

1947 Ebony Parade
Self (as Dorothy Daindridge)

Personal Details

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Stage: Appeared in off-Broadway play "Crazy Girls", June 1952. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Dorothy Daindridge | The Dandridge Sisters

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)

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If I were white, I could capture the world. See more »

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She was the first African-American woman to grace the cover of Life magazine. See more »

Trademark:

Beauty mark on chin See more »

Nickname:

Dottie See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio

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