Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.
1999 | 115m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Martha Coolidge |
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| Writer: | Earl Mills |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 21, 1999 |
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| Director: | Martha Coolidge |
| Writer: | Earl Mills |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | woman director |
| Production Companies | HBO |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Halle Berry | Dorothy Dandridge |
| Brent Spiner | Earl Mills |
| Klaus Maria Brandauer | Otto Preminger |
| Obba Babatundé | Harold Nicholas |
| Loretta Devine | Ruby Dandridge |
| Cynda Williams | Vivian Dandridge |
| LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Auntie |
| Tamara Taylor | Geri Nicholas |
| William Atherton | Darryl Zanuck |
| D. B. Sweeney | Jack Denison |
| Billy Mayo | Sergeant |
| Sharon Brown | Etta Jones |
| Guy Torry | First Actor |
| Sarah Scott Davis | Second Actress |
| Kerri Randles | Marilyn Monroe |
| Jon Mack | Ava Gardner |
| Raphael Sbarge | Vegas Hotel Manager |
| Margaret Easley | Ring-a-ding Girl |
| Joanne Baron | Doctor Carrington |
| Benjamin Brown | Sidney Poitier |
| Dwain A. Perry | Private |
| Clinton Derricks-Carroll | Phil Moore |
| André Carthen | Harry Belafonte |
| Tom Virtue | Miami Comic |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Martha Coolidge | Director |
| Shonda Rhimes | Teleplay |
| Scott Abbott | Teleplay |
| Earl Mills | Book |
| Robbie Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Aleta Chappelle | Casting |
| James H. Spencer | Production Design |
| A. Leslie Thomas | Art Direction |
| Robert Greenfield | Set Decoration |
| Shelley Komarov | Costume Design |
| Phil Robinson | Second Assistant Director |
| Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Alan Heim | Editor |
| Jennifer Bell | Hairstylist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Halle Berry | Executive Producer |
| Larry Y. Albucher | Producer |
| Vincent Cirrincione | Executive Producer |
| Moctesuma Esparza | Executive Producer |
| Robert Katz | Executive Producer |
| Joshua Maurer | Executive Producer |
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