Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.
Starring Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer
Directed by Martha Coolidge
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.
Runtime: 120 min.
Rating: 7.3
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: woman director
Cast
Dorothy Dandridge
Earl Mills
Otto Preminger
Harold Nicholas
Ruby Dandridge
Vivian Dandridge
Auntie
Geri Nicholas
Darryl Zanuck
Jack Denison
Sergeant
Etta Jones
First Actor
Second Actress
Marilyn Monroe
Ring-a-ding Girl
Doctor
Sidney Poitier
Private
Phil Moore
Harry Belafonte