Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1999-08-21
Runtime: 115 mins
Director: Martha Coolidge
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Original title: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Production Companies: HBO
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Halle Berry
Brent Spiner
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Obba Babatundé
Loretta Devine
Cynda Williams
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Tamara Taylor
William Atherton
D. B. Sweeney
Billy Mayo
Sharon Brown
Guy Torry
Sarah Scott Davis
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