Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
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Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.
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.
- Released: 1999-08-21
- Genres: Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime: 1h 55m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 53 votes
Directed by Martha Coolidge.
Top cast
- Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge
- Brent Spiner as Earl Mills
- Klaus Maria Brandauer as Otto Preminger
- Obba Babatundé as Harold Nicholas
- Loretta Devine as Ruby Dandridge
- Cynda Williams as Vivian Dandridge
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Auntie
- Tamara Taylor as Geri Nicholas
- William Atherton as Darryl Zanuck
- D. B. Sweeney as Jack Denison
Where to watch Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
- United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Canada: stream on Crave Amazon Channel
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