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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

Aug 21, 1999 · 1h 55m

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Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.

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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Top cast

  • Halle Berry Halle Berry Dorothy Dandridge
  • Brent Spiner Brent Spiner Earl Mills
  • Klaus Maria Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer Otto Preminger
  • Obba Babatundé Obba Babatundé Harold Nicholas
  • Loretta Devine Loretta Devine Ruby Dandridge
  • Cynda Williams Cynda Williams Vivian Dandridge
  • LaTanya Richardson Jackson LaTanya Richardson Jackson Auntie
  • Tamara Taylor Tamara Taylor Geri Nicholas
  • William Atherton William Atherton Darryl Zanuck
  • D. B. Sweeney D. B. Sweeney Jack Denison
  • Billy Mayo Billy Mayo Sergeant
  • Sharon Brown Sharon Brown Etta Jones
  • Guy Torry Guy Torry First Actor
  • Sarah Scott Davis Sarah Scott Davis Second Actress
  • Kerri Randles Kerri Randles Marilyn Monroe
  • Jon Mack Jon Mack Ava Gardner

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