Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Name: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Director: Martha Coolidge
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1999-08-21
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.4

Drama TV Movie

Story Synopsis

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.

Director Martha Coolidge

Screenplay / Writers Martha Coolidge

Top Billed Cast

Halle Berry Brent Spiner Klaus Maria Brandauer Obba Babatundé Loretta Devine Cynda Williams LaTanya Richardson Jackson Tamara Taylor