Dorothy Jean Dandridge ( – ) was an American actress, singer, and dancer She is the first AfricanAmerican film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was for her performance in Carmen Jones (1954) Dandridge performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater Dorothy's deceased body was found in her apartment Decades later she would be reincarnated by Halle Berry in the film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge 9 Newspaper Account of Dorothy Dandridge's Death Courtesy of Plagued by the segregation, sexism, and racism of the times, Dorothy Dandridge could not handle it and succumbed toDorothy Dandridge was played by actress Halle Berry in the 1999 TV movie Introducing Dorothy DandridgeBy coincidence, Berry became the first AfricanAmerican woman to win the Oscar as best actress, for her role in the 01 film Monster's BallDorothy Dandridge and Harold Nicholas had one daughter, Harolyn, born in 1943
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