Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Name: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Director: Martha Coolidge
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1999-08-21
Rating: 6.363

Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.

Film19991h 55mReleased

DramaTV Movie

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Director: Martha Coolidge
Language: English
Released: 1999-08-21
Runtime: 1h 55m

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6.451 votes on TMDB

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6.4

The story

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.