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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 21, 1999

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Production Companies

HBO

Director

Martha Coolidge

Description

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.