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Movie | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

21 August 1999 · 1 h 55 min

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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.

Directed by

Martha Coolidge

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Cast

Halle Berry Brent Spiner Klaus Maria Brandauer Obba Babatundé Loretta Devine Cynda Williams LaTanya Richardson Jackson Tamara Taylor William Atherton D. B. Sweeney Billy Mayo Sharon Brown Guy Torry Sarah Scott Davis Kerri Randles Jon Mack Raphael Sbarge Margaret Easley Joanne Baron Benjamin Brown Dwain A. Perry Clinton Derricks-Carroll André Carthen Tom Virtue