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Right woman. Right place. Wrong time. - Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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Title: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Release Date: 21 Aug 1999

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genre: Drama

Director: HBO

Production Companies: HBO

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.782 (39 votes)

Cast

  • Dorothy Dandridge: Halle Berry
  • Earl Mills: Brent Spiner
  • Otto Preminger: Klaus Maria Brandauer
  • Harold Nicholas: Obba Babatundé
  • Ruby Dandridge: Loretta Devine
  • Vivian Dandridge: Cynda Williams
  • Auntie: LaTanya Richardson Jackson
  • Geri Nicholas: Tamara Taylor
  • Darryl Zanuck: William Atherton
  • Jack Denison: D. B. Sweeney
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