Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
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.
Director: Martha Coolidge
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Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge |
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Brent Spiner as Earl Mills |
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Klaus Maria Brandauer as Otto Preminger |
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Obba Babatundé as Harold Nicholas |
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Loretta Devine as Ruby Dandridge |
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Cynda Williams as Vivian Dandridge |
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Auntie |
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Tamara Taylor as Geri Nicholas |
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William Atherton as Darryl Zanuck |
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D. B. Sweeney as Jack Denison |
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Billy Mayo as Sergeant |
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Sharon Brown as Etta Jones |
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Guy Torry as First Actor |
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Sarah Scott Davis as Second Actress |
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Kerri Randles as Marilyn Monroe |
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Jon Mack as Ava Gardner |
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Raphael Sbarge as Vegas Hotel Manager |
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Margaret Easley as Ring-a-ding Girl |
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Joanne Baron as Doctor Carrington |
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Benjamin Brown as Sidney Poitier |
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Dwain A. Perry as Private |
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Clinton Derricks-Carroll as Phil Moore |
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André Carthen as Harry Belafonte |
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Tom Virtue as Miami Comic |
| Directing | Martha Coolidge | Director |
| Writing | Shonda Rhimes | Teleplay |
| Writing | Scott Abbott | Teleplay |
| Writing | Earl Mills | Book |
| Production | Larry Y. Albucher | Producer |
| Production | Halle Berry | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vincent Cirrincione | Executive Producer |
| Production | Moctesuma Esparza | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Katz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joshua Maurer | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robbie Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alan Heim | Editor |
| Production | Aleta Chappelle | Casting |
| Art | James H. Spencer | Production Design |
| Art | A. Leslie Thomas | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Greenfield | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shelley Komarov | Costume Design |
| Directing | Phil Robinson | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Bell | Hairstylist |
