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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (TV 1999)
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This biography of Dorothy Dandridge follows her career through early days on the club circuit with her sister to her turn in movies... See full summary » Director:Martha Coolidge |
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Won Golden Globe.
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| Halle Berry | ... | ||
| Brent Spiner | ... | ||
| Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... | ||
| Obba Babatundé | ... |
Harold Nicholas
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| Loretta Devine | ... | ||
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LaTanya Richardson | ... |
Auntie
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| Tamara Taylor | ... | ||
| William Atherton | ... | ||
| D.B. Sweeney | ... | ||
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Don Gettinger | ... |
Hotel Clerk
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| Nicholas Hormann | ... |
Oscar Emcee
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Sharon Brown | ... | |
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Darrian C. Ford | ... | |
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M.J. Sawyer | ... |
B&W Movie Actress
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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, which was debated whether it was suicide or accidental. Brent Spiner plays her faithful manager who stood beside her through all of the roller coaster of her career. The film also examines her love affair with director Otto Preminger, which is shown to have probably initially helped her career, but later probably led her to some wrong decisions. The film also examines 50's racism as the black star is not permitted to use white bathrooms or the Vegas pool. In the first situation, she was given a bathroom cup to pee in. In the second situation, the hotel drained the pool and scrubbed it after she dared put her foot in the water. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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Face of an Angel See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
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Geri Nicholas: I'd rather be smart than beautiful.
Dorothy Dandridge: Well, I'd rather be beautiful.
Geri Nicholas: Beauty fades. A woman gets old.
Dorothy Dandridge: Not me. I'm staying young and beautiful unti the day I die!
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Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, and Jasmine Guy all personally vied for the part of Dorothy Dandridge. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Sprite soft drink bottles on set of a movie being shot in early Forties; Sprite wasn't marketed until 1961. See more »Quotes
Dorothy Dandridge: Harold says I'm the most beautiful girl in the world.Geri Nicholas: I'd rather be smart than beautiful.
Dorothy Dandridge: Well, I'd rather be beautiful.
Geri Nicholas: Beauty fades. A woman gets old.
Dorothy Dandridge: Not me. I'm staying young and beautiful unti the day I die!
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