Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Jean Dandridge was an actress and popular singer who was the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Filmography

A Day at the Races

Singer (uncredited)

Carmen Jones

Sun Valley Serenade

Specialty Act

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Dancer (uncredited)

Sundown

Kipsang's Wife

Island in the Sun

Margot Seaton

The Decks Ran Red

Mahia

Lady from Louisiana

Felice

Bright Road

Jane Richards

Pillow to Post

Herself - Vocalist (uncredited)

Tarzan's Peril

Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba

Tamango

Aiché, Reiker's mistress