Cinematic background from Introducing Dorothy Dandridge 1999 - An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999

Biography, Drama, Music

Directors:
Martha Coolidge
Writers:
Earl Mills, Shonda Rhimes, Scott Abbott
Official poster of Introducing Dorothy Dandridge 1999 directed by [object Object]
A group of men walking down a sidewalk
A woman in a purple dress is posing for the camera
A group of women standing in front of a yellow taxi cab
A woman in a native american outfit talking to a man