Halle Berry once had the opportunity to portray late actor Dorothy Dandridge in a movie about her life and career. To do so, Berry tried to hold onto one of Dorothy Dandridge’s clothes for inspiration ...

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is a biographical drama TV movie inspired by the biography Dorothy Dandridge written by Earl Mills. Martha Coolidge directed the film, and Scott Abbott and Shonda Rhimes ...

Halle Berry is celebrating Dorothy Dandridge's 100th birthday. Berry shared a tweet that included a side-by-side of a young Dandridge and herself when she portrayed the trailblazing actress in the ...

Dorothy Dandridge was one of the great Hollywood starlets of the 1930s-1950s. As a black American actress, she made history for things like being the first black actress to receive an Academy Award in ...

Dorothy Dandridge's life as a theatrical triple threat was one of great volatility and struggle, from her upbringing to her public perception as a black woman who preferred liaisons with powerful ...

Dandridge was the first African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film “Carmen Jones,” released in 1954. The film was groundbreaking as an ...

Producers N'Kenge and Richard Bell will present a private reading of "Dorothy Dandridge: The Musical" the true story of Hollywood's very first African- American movie star, with book & lyrics by ...

Dorothy Dandridge could do it all: sing, act, dance. And her talent elevated her to the highest ranks of fame. But despite her skills and becoming the first Black woman to be nominated for the Best ...

Merle Dandridge — the actor who plays Marlene in The Last of Us video game and the new HBO series — has a recognizable last name. And it has many wondering if she is related to Hollywood icon, Dorothy ...

In the 1950s, Dorothy Dandridge was one performer who paved the way for subsequent generations of black actresses. Dandridge started out as a nightclub singer and actress who sang in supper clubs in ...

Berry played Dandridge, the first Black woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award, in the 1999 biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Halle Berry is celebrating Dorothy Dandridge's 100th ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Every element of the film poster for ...