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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999
Romance, Drama
TV Movie
2h 0m
This biography of Dorothy Dandridge follows her career through early days on the club circuit with her sister to her turn in movies, including becoming the first black actress to win a Best Actress Nomination in 1954 for "Carmen Jones", to her final demise to prescription drugs... (imdb)

Directed by:

Martha Coolidge
Martha-Coolidge
33 total credits
Credits include: Real Genius, The Prince and Me, Valley Girl, Material Girls and Rambling Rose

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes
Shonda-Rhimes
11 total credits
Credits include: Crossroads, Grey's Anatomy, Inventing Anna, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
,
Earl Mills
Earl-Mills
1 total credit
Credits include: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Starring:

Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus-Maria-Brandauer
26 total credits
Credits include: Never Say Never Again, Out of Africa, Tetro, White Fang and Mephisto
,
Halle Berry
Halle-Berry
51 total credits
Born in Ohio, Halle stepped into the spotlight at an early age winning the Miss Teen All-American Pageant in 1985 when she was 17. After some moderate success in modelling Halle made her acting debut in the TV series Living Dolls and started off in movies such as Jungle Fever and Boomerang in the early 90's before hitting more well known roles like playing Storm in the X-Men films and her Oscar-winning performance of Leticia Musgrove in 2001's Monster's Ball.
,
Tamara Taylor
Tamara-Taylor
11 total credits
Credits include: Bones, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Senseless, Justice League: Gods and Monsters and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
,
Obba Babatundé
Obba-Babatund
36 total credits
Credits include: That Thing You Do!, Black Dynamite, Multiplicity, How High and Life
,
Loretta Devine
Loretta-Devine
69 total credits
Credits include: Urban Legend, Death at a Funeral, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Urban Legends: Final Cut
,
Brent Spiner
Brent-Spiner
22 total credits
Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, both in 1996, earned him a Saturn Award and Saturn Award nomination respectively. He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician...(Wikipedia)
,
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
LaTanya-Richardson-Jackson
9 total credits
Credits include: U.S. Marshals, You Hurt My Feelings, Show Me a Hero, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and Juanita
,
Cynda Williams
Cynda-Williams
14 total credits
Credits include: One False Move, Mo' Better Blues, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Relax... It's Just Sex and When Do We Eat?
,
Chaz Monet
Chaz-Monet
4 total credits
Credits include: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, The Inheritance, Spooky House and Ruby Bridges
,
Clinton Derricks-Carroll
Clinton-Derricks-Carroll
4 total credits
Credits include: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Sanford, When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate and The Sky Is Gray

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999
Romance, Drama
TV Movie
2h 0m
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Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 48.12%
08 Jul 2025
5
18th
Such an interesting story but a very run of the mill biopic although Halle Berry is luminous!
11 May 2024
70
54th
Fairly standard TV biopic with about the corniest framing device imaginable (going through her photo albums) but well done with a few good scenes and a performance by Berry dynamic and touching enough to make you mourn the career she should have had. Brandauer is almost too memorable as Preminger, adroitly conceived as a real artist of strong progressive ideals and great personal tenderness who could also be just a total bastard. The "shop" scenes are unusually good for this kind of thing.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Martha Coolidge
Martha-Coolidge
33 total credits
Credits include: Real Genius, The Prince and Me, Valley Girl, Material Girls and Rambling Rose

Writers:

Shonda Rhimes
Shonda-Rhimes
11 total credits
Credits include: Crossroads, Grey's Anatomy, Inventing Anna, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
,
Earl Mills
Earl-Mills
1 total credit
Credits include: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Starring:

Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus-Maria-Brandauer
26 total credits
Credits include: Never Say Never Again, Out of Africa, Tetro, White Fang and Mephisto
,
Halle Berry
Halle-Berry
51 total credits
Born in Ohio, Halle stepped into the spotlight at an early age winning the Miss Teen All-American Pageant in 1985 when she was 17. After some moderate success in modelling Halle made her acting debut in the TV series Living Dolls and started off in movies such as Jungle Fever and Boomerang in the early 90's before hitting more well known roles like playing Storm in the X-Men films and her Oscar-winning performance of Leticia Musgrove in 2001's Monster's Ball.
,
Tamara Taylor
Tamara-Taylor
11 total credits
Credits include: Bones, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Senseless, Justice League: Gods and Monsters and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
,
Obba Babatundé
Obba-Babatund
36 total credits
Credits include: That Thing You Do!, Black Dynamite, Multiplicity, How High and Life
,
Loretta Devine
Loretta-Devine
69 total credits
Credits include: Urban Legend, Death at a Funeral, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Urban Legends: Final Cut
,
Brent Spiner
Brent-Spiner
22 total credits
Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, both in 1996, earned him a Saturn Award and Saturn Award nomination respectively. He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician...(Wikipedia)
,
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
LaTanya-Richardson-Jackson
9 total credits
Credits include: U.S. Marshals, You Hurt My Feelings, Show Me a Hero, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and Juanita
,
Cynda Williams
Cynda-Williams
14 total credits
Credits include: One False Move, Mo' Better Blues, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Relax... It's Just Sex and When Do We Eat?
,
Chaz Monet
Chaz-Monet
4 total credits
Credits include: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, The Inheritance, Spooky House and Ruby Bridges
,
Clinton Derricks-Carroll
Clinton-Derricks-Carroll
4 total credits
Credits include: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Sanford, When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate and The Sky Is Gray

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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