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Dorothy Dandridge: Academy Award
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Halle Berry (Dorothy Dandridge) has starred in such feature films as "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," "Bulworth," "B.A.P.S.," "The Rich Man's Wife," "Executive Decision," "The Flintstones" and "Losing Isaiah," among others. Her TV credits include the miniseries "The Wedding," executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, "Solomon and Sheba" and "Queen," for which Berry won an NAACP Image Award.
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Dorothy Jean Dandridge was an American actress. She was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award in the Best Actress category and the third African American to receive a nomination in any category overall (after Hattie McDaniel and Ethel Waters). She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Cyril Dandridge and Ruby Jean Butler. Cyril and Ruby split up 5 months prior to Dorothy's birth. Dorothy had one sister: Vivian Dandridge. Dorothy ... had multiracial ancestry.
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Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922–September 8, 1965) was an American actress. She was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actress category and the third Black American to receive a nomination in any Oscar category overall (after Hattie McDaniel and Ethel Waters). In the 1950s, Dandridge was the first African American female to appear at the Las Vegas Frontier and the Waldolf-Astoria, as well as the first to be featured on the cover of Life Magazine. Despite racial intolerance and having to "enter through the back-door", Dandridge went on to appear on
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Dorothy Dandridge (November 9, 1923 - September 8, 1965) was an American actress. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922–September 8, 1965) was an American actress and popular singer. The first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, she was ... the first African-American woman to appear at the Las Vegas Frontier
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Mary Monica Thomas comes to Crossroads Theater with her show: Sepia Tones: Music of Dorothy Dandridge, 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 11. Mary Monica brings to life the music and story of Dorothy Dandridge, the first African American actress nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actress Category. Thomas appears as part of a springtime cabaret series, produced by Vicki Quade and Ralph Lampkin. Tickets are $25, 22 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville, (630) 428-4730.
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