Trailer

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

US:: PG-13 Drama

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.

Updated May 19 2020

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1999-08-21

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FACTS

Runtime: 120 mins Rating: 7.3 Tag Line: Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.

Cast

Guy Torry

First Actor

Halle Berry

Dorothy Dandridge

William Atherton

Darryl Zanuck

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Otto Preminger

Loretta Devine

Ruby Dandridge

Tamara Taylor

Geri Nicholas

Obba Babatundé

Harold Nicholas

Joanne Baron

Doctor