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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.

  • Movie
  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 1h 55m

Directed by Martha Coolidge

6.4

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6.4 out of 10 from 53 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Halle Berry

    Halle BerryDorothy Dandridge

  • Brent Spiner

    Brent SpinerEarl Mills

  • Klaus Maria Brandauer

    Klaus Maria BrandauerOtto Preminger

  • Obba Babatundé

    Obba BabatundéHarold Nicholas

  • Loretta Devine

    Loretta DevineRuby Dandridge

  • Cynda Williams

    Cynda WilliamsVivian Dandridge

  • LaTanya Richardson Jackson

    LaTanya Richardson JacksonAuntie

  • Tamara Taylor

    Tamara TaylorGeri Nicholas

  • William Atherton

    William AthertonDarryl Zanuck

  • D. B. Sweeney

    D. B. SweeneyJack Denison

  • Billy Mayo

    Billy MayoSergeant

  • Sharon Brown

    Sharon BrownEtta Jones

  • Guy Torry

    Guy TorryFirst Actor

  • Sarah Scott Davis

    Sarah Scott DavisSecond Actress

  • Kerri Randles

    Kerri RandlesMarilyn Monroe

  • Jon Mack

    Jon MackAva Gardner

  • Raphael Sbarge

    Raphael SbargeVegas Hotel Manager

  • Margaret Easley

    Margaret EasleyRing-a-ding Girl

Director
Martha Coolidge
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Robbie Greenberg