Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.
1999-08-21 | 115 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Halle BerryDorothy Dandridge
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Brent SpinerEarl Mills
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Klaus Maria BrandauerOtto Preminger
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Obba BabatundéHarold Nicholas
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Loretta DevineRuby Dandridge
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Cynda WilliamsVivian Dandridge
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LaTanya Richardson JacksonAuntie
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Tamara TaylorGeri Nicholas
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William AthertonDarryl Zanuck
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D. B. SweeneyJack Denison
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Billy MayoSergeant
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Sharon BrownEtta Jones
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Guy TorryFirst Actor
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Sarah Scott DavisSecond Actress
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Kerri RandlesMarilyn Monroe
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Jon MackAva Gardner
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Raphael SbargeVegas Hotel Manager
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Margaret EasleyRing-a-ding Girl
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Joanne BaronDoctor Carrington
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Benjamin BrownSidney Poitier
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