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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

PG-13 · 1999-08-21 · 1h 55m · EN
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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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Martha CoolidgeDirectorEarl MillsWriter

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Halle BerryHalle BerryDorothy DandridgeBrent SpinerBrent SpinerEarl MillsKlaus Maria BrandauerKlaus Maria BrandauerOtto PremingerObba BabatundéObba BabatundéHarold NicholasLoretta DevineLoretta DevineRuby DandridgeCynda WilliamsCynda WilliamsVivian DandridgeLaTanya Richardson JacksonLaTanya Richardson JacksonAuntieTamara TaylorTamara TaylorGeri NicholasWilliam AthertonWilliam AthertonDarryl ZanuckD. B. SweeneyD. B. SweeneyJack DenisonBilly MayoBilly MayoSergeantSharon BrownSharon BrownEtta Jones

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityWoman DirectorDialogue densityDramaDirector preference201527Actor preference92487 · 171894 · 28433Country preferenceUs

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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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