Dorothy Dandridge

Halle Berry played Dandridge in the made for TV movie, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999). "Happiness" "Punk Ballet" "Kids On Stage" (she choreographed her own solo dance). She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6719 Hollywood Blvd. Mother: Carla Danes (day care provider, painter, textile Designer, Claire's manager) Father: Chris Danes (computer consultant, former architectural photographer) Brother: Asa Danes (Oberlin College graduate, NFP organization). She is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California. Height: 5ft 5 1/2 in (1.66 m), Weight: 110-120 lb (50-54 kg) Hair: Dark blonde; Eyes: Grey-green. Modern analysts believe that she may have suffered from manic depression. She is now dating Billy Crudup, who co-stared with her on Stage Beauty.

In 1965, Dandridge was found dead in her home of an overdose of Imipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant. For many years, she and Australian singer Ben Lee had been dating, but their relationship ended in 2003. In 1957 she made Island in the Sun and in 1959 Porgy and Bess. When she was 9 she decided to start taking acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Studio. Despite the nomination, she had to go to Italy to make her next movie, Tamango, in 1956. She had her breakthrough as protagonist Angela Chase in the groundbreaking 1994 teenage drama series My So-Called Life, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination. Afterwards she turned down the female lead in Titanic, but shortly afterward starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996). For this performance, she received an Academy Award nomination. Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979 in New York City) is an American film actress.

In 1954, Dandridge was cast in Carmen Jones, the remake of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Flora Plum (2004). 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. Shopgirl (2004). All of her early roles were stereotypical parts for African American actresses, but her singing ability brought her popularity in nightclubs around the country. Stage Beauty (2004). She did not receive another role until 1940, when she appeared in Four Shall Die. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003).

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. The Hours (2002). Dandridge began singing in her church's choir and, with the prodding of her mother, moved to Hollywood. Igby Goes Down (2002). Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Les Misérables (1998). Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 - September 8, 1965) was an American actress. The Rainmaker (1997).

Princess Mononoke (1997) (voice). Romeo + Juliet (1996). Home for the Holidays (1995). How to Make an American Quilt (1995).

Little Women (1994). My So-Called Life (1994 series).