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  1. Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was for her performance in Carmen Jones (1954). [1] .

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Dorothy Dandridge? Actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge found early success in show business by performing with her sister, leading to her first appearances in film.

  3. A Black woman in the height of Hollywood’s Jim Crow era, Dandridge became the first Black woman nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. She also starred in several films depicting interracial romances, one of which was even banned from airing in the US for years due to an interracial kiss.

  4. Dorothy Dandridge. Actress: Carmen Jones. Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born on November 9, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ruby Dandridge (née Ruby Jean Butler), an entertainer, and Cyril H. Dandridge, a cabinet maker and minister.

  5. Oct 14, 2020 · Dorothy Dandridge accomplished many things in her short life; she was the first Black woman nominated for the best-actress Oscar and the first Black woman on the cover of Life magazine. But she...

  6. Aug 17, 2022 · Dorothy Dandridge has been called the first Black movie star. She thrived in the golden age of Hollywood, a time in cinema that was marked by glamorous performers like Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Grace Kelly.

  7. May 31, 2024 · Dorothy Dandridge (born November 9, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died September 8, 1965, West Hollywood, California) was an American singer and film actress who was the first black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress.

  8. Dorothy Dandridge. Actress: Carmen Jones. Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born on November 9, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ruby Dandridge (née Ruby Jean Butler), an entertainer, and Cyril H. Dandridge, a cabinet maker and minister.

  9. Feb 12, 2007 · Dorothy Dandridge, born on November 9, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, was a superb actress, singer and dancer who became a national and international star, and the first African American female actor nominated for both an Academy Award for Best Actress (Carmen Jones) and later a Golden Globe for her performance in Porgy and Bess.

  10. Feb 8, 2022 · Dorothy Dandridge was the first Black film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Carmen Jones (1954). Her mother created a song-and-dance act for Dorothy and her sister Vivian, “The Wonder Children,” which toured Baptist churches throughout the South, during which they rarely attended school.