Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

Earl Mills (book)
Shonda Rhimes (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

21 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.

Plot:

This biography of Dorothy Dandridge follows her career through early days on the club circuit with her sister to her turn in movies...

Plot Keywords:

Career | Actress | Manager | Director | Love

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Face of an Angel (UK) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

120 min | Germany:111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

City Entertainment

Trivia:

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)).

Quotes:

Dorothy Dandridge: Have you ever caught sight of yourself by accident and you see yourself from the outside? That's who you really are.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Your Red Wagon

Great movie about a tragic life

This was a really good movie. I really hadnt heard of Dorothy until after this movie came out. She really was a wonderful actress and if only she had been born 20 years later she would have been as big as Audrey, Grace and the rest. I thought Halle Berry did a good job bringing Dorothy back to life. That shot of her on Life magazine is just amazing. I can't believe how much they look alike. Great performances by all and Berry better be getting an Emmy for her peformance next year. She deserves it.