Dorothy DandridgeDorothy DandridgeDorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 - September 8, 1965) was an American actress. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Dandridge began singing in her church's choir and, with the prodding of her mother, moved to Hollywood. Her first on-screen appearance was as an extra in a 1935 Our Gang short, Teacher's Beau. Dorothy first important role was a small part in the Marx Brothers' A Day at the Races in 1937. She did not receive another role until 1940, when she appeared in Four Shall Die. All of her early roles were stereotypical parts for African American actresses, but her singing ability brought her popularity in nightclubs around the country. During this period, she starred in several "soundies", video films designed to be displayed on juke boxes, including Paper Doll by the Mills Brothers and Cow Cow Boogie. In 1954, Dandridge was cast in Carmen Jones, the remake of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. For this performance, she received an Academy Award nomination. Despite the nomination, she had to go to Italy to make her next movie, Tamango, in 1956. In 1957 she made Island in the Sun and in 1959 Porgy and Bess. In 1965, Dandridge was found dead in her home of an overdose of Imipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant. Modern analysts believe that she may have suffered from manic depression. She is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6719 Hollywood Blvd. Halle Berry played Dandridge in the made for TV movie, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999). This page about Dorothy Dandridge includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Dorothy Dandridge News stories about Dorothy Dandridge External links for Dorothy Dandridge Videos for Dorothy Dandridge Wikis about Dorothy Dandridge Discussion Groups about Dorothy Dandridge Blogs about Dorothy Dandridge Images of Dorothy Dandridge |
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Halle Berry played Dandridge in the made for TV movie, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999). She has constantly worked in film since. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6719 Hollywood Blvd. She followed this up with roles in two Ken Russell films The Lair of the White Worm based on a Bram Stoker novel and The Rainbow based on a D.H. Lawrence novel. She is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California. She first came to attention of the worldwide audience in 1986 when she was cast opposite Oliver Reed as Lucy Irvine in Nicholas Roeg's Castaway. Modern analysts believe that she may have suffered from manic depression. Amanda Donohoe (born June 29, 1962 in London, England, UK) is a British actress. In 1965, Dandridge was found dead in her home of an overdose of Imipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant. And that persecution still goes on today all over the world.". In 1957 she made Island in the Sun and in 1959 Porgy and Bess. I can't embrace a male god who has persecuted female sexuality throughout the ages. Despite the nomination, she had to go to Italy to make her next movie, Tamango, in 1956. Spitting on Christ was a great deal of fun. For this performance, she received an Academy Award nomination. "I'm an atheist, so it was actually a joy. In 1954, Dandridge was cast in Carmen Jones, the remake of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. During this period, she starred in several "soundies", video films designed to be displayed on juke boxes, including Paper Doll by the Mills Brothers and Cow Cow Boogie. All of her early roles were stereotypical parts for African American actresses, but her singing ability brought her popularity in nightclubs around the country. She did not receive another role until 1940, when she appeared in Four Shall Die. Her first on-screen appearance was as an extra in a 1935 Our Gang short, Teacher's Beau. Dorothy first important role was a small part in the Marx Brothers' A Day at the Races in 1937. Dandridge began singing in her church's choir and, with the prodding of her mother, moved to Hollywood. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 - September 8, 1965) was an American actress. |