Dorothy Dandridge (Movie Actress) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More ·
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Dorothy Jean Dandridge is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is the first African-American movie star to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, which is for her performance in Carmen Jones. Dandridge has performed as a singer at venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater. Early in her career, she starred in The Wonder Children, later The Dandridge Sisters, and appeared consecutively in movies, often in unrecognized roles. In 1959, Dandridge was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Porgy and Bess. She is the subject of the 1999 HBO biopic film, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. She was recognized with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Dandridge has been married and divorced twice, first with dancer Harold Nicholas and then with hotel owner Jack Denison. Dandridge dies under mysterious circumstances at the age of 42
| Born | Dorothy Jean Dandridge, November 09, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 08, 1965, West Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Embolism |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, dancer |
| Years active | 1933–1965 |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Ruby Dandridge (mother) |
| Relatives | Vivian Dandridge (sister), Nayo Wallace (grandniece) |
Movie Actress Dorothy Dandridge was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States on November 9, 1922. She dies at the age of 42, on September 8, 1965.
American actress and singer best known for playing the lead role in Carmen Jones, a performance that earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 1954. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her part in Porgy and Bess five years later.
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Dorothy Dandridge was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1922 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.
She used to perform at the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater in Harlem on a regular basis.
She was the first black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Dancer Harold Nicholas, her first husband, with whom she had a daughter, was her second spouse. In 1959, she married Jack Denison for the second time.
In the HBO film Introducing Movie Actress Dorothy Dandridge, Movie Actress Halle Berry played her.
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