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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.

6.4

1999•1h 55m

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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Production

Cast

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Halle Berry

Dorothy Dandridge

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Brent Spiner

Earl Mills

Photo of Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Otto Preminger

Photo of Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Harold Nicholas

Photo of Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Ruby Dandridge

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Cynda Williams

Vivian Dandridge

Photo of LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Auntie

Photo of Tamara Taylor

Tamara Taylor

Geri Nicholas

Photo of William Atherton

William Atherton

Darryl Zanuck

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D. B. Sweeney

Jack Denison

Photo of Billy Mayo

Billy Mayo

Sergeant

Photo of Sharon Brown

Sharon Brown

Etta Jones

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Guy Torry

First Actor

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Sarah Scott Davis

Second Actress

Photo of Kerri Randles

Kerri Randles

Marilyn Monroe

Photo of Jon Mack

Jon Mack

Ava Gardner

Photo of Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge

Vegas Hotel Manager

Photo of Margaret Easley

Margaret Easley

Ring-a-ding Girl

Photo of Joanne Baron

Joanne Baron

Doctor Carrington

Photo of Benjamin Brown

Benjamin Brown

Sidney Poitier

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