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Writers (WGA):
Earl Mills (book)
Shonda Rhimes (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 August 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
Right woman. Right place. Wrong time. more
Plot:
This biography of Dorothy Dandridge follows her career through early days on the club circuit with her sister to her turn in movies... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 18 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Birthday Suits: Nov 9th
(From FilmExperience. 9 November 2009, 7:35 AM, PST)
ABC Announces Primetime 2009-2010 Programming Slate
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Guess I wasn't black enough to lead the tribe. more (40 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Halle Berry | ... | Dorothy Dandridge | |
| Brent Spiner | ... | Earl Mills | |
| Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... | Otto Preminger | |
| Obba Babatundé | ... | Harold Nicholas (as Obba Babatunde) | |
| Loretta Devine | ... | Ruby Dandridge | |
| Cynda Williams | ... | Vivian Dandridge | |
| LaTanya Richardson | ... | Auntie | |
| Tamara Taylor | ... | Geri Nicholas | |
| William Atherton | ... | Darryl Zanuck | |
| D.B. Sweeney | ... | Jack Denison | |
| Don Gettinger | ... | Hotel Clerk | |
| Nicholas Hormann | ... | Oscar Emcee | |
| Sharon Brown | ... | Etta Jones | |
| Darrian C. Ford | ... | Fayard Nicholas | |
| M.J. Sawyer | ... | B&W Movie Actress |
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Also Known As:
Face of an Angel (UK) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexual content.
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Runtime:
120 min | Germany:111 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Dorothy Dandridge was the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award (Carmen Jones (1954)). Halle Berry is the first African-American to win a Best Actress Academy Award (Monster's Ball (2001)). more
Quotes:
Vivian Dandridge: You think because you've become a big film star by shaking your tail, people aren't going to treat you like you're colored? Well, I'm something too! I'm something too! I'm more than Dorothy Dandridge's *big sister*! Didn't you ever notice that? Didn't you? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2000) (TV) more
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Long before Barack Obama wasn't considered "Black" enough, Dorothy Dandridge suffered the same criticism. Black or not, she was beautiful and could sing like a meadowlark.
Looking at old pictures of Dandridge, you could see why Halle Berry was chosen. She is Dandridge brought back to life. She may not have the pipes of Dandridge, but she sure can act, and has the Emmy and Golden Globe to prove it! Playing the First African American actress to get an Best Actress nomination (for Carmen Jones) was the First African American actress to win the Oscar for Best Actress (for Monster's Ball).
Klaus Maria Brandauer (Out of Africa) was magnificent as Otto Preminger, one of the men who used Dandridge.
This film is extremely important, not only for the fact that is chronicles the life of one of America's best, but also for the reminder that most of us never had to pee in a cup or watch a pool drained because we put our toe in it.