Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge by Martha Coolidge

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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.

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Cast

Halle Berry

Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge

Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner as Earl Mills

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer as Otto Preminger

Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé as Harold Nicholas

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine as Ruby Dandridge

Cynda Williams

Cynda Williams as Vivian Dandridge

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Auntie

Tamara Taylor

Tamara Taylor as Geri Nicholas

William Atherton

William Atherton as Darryl Zanuck

D. B. Sweeney

D. B. Sweeney as Jack Denison

Billy Mayo

Billy Mayo as Sergeant

Sharon Brown

Sharon Brown as Etta Jones

Guy Torry

Guy Torry as First Actor

Sarah Scott Davis

Sarah Scott Davis as Second Actress

Kerri Randles

Kerri Randles as Marilyn Monroe

Jon Mack

Jon Mack as Ava Gardner

Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge as Vegas Hotel Manager

Margaret Easley

Margaret Easley as Ring-a-ding Girl

Joanne Baron

Joanne Baron as Doctor Carrington

Benjamin Brown

Benjamin Brown as Sidney Poitier

Dwain A. Perry

Dwain A. Perry as Private

Clinton Derricks-Carroll

Clinton Derricks-Carroll as Phil Moore

André Carthen

André Carthen as Harry Belafonte

Tom Virtue

Tom Virtue as Miami Comic

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