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6 days ago · In the 1999 HBO biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, she portrayed Dorthy Dandridge, the first African American woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was to Berry a heartfelt project that she introduced, co-produced and fought intensely for it to come through. [1]
3 days ago · Dorothy Dandridge (born November 9, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died September 8, 1965, West Hollywood, California) was an American singer and film actress who was the first black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for best actress.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll. It’s for the women that stand beside me, Jada Pinkett, Angela Bassett, Vivica Fox,” Berry said in her acceptance speech .
5 days ago · She has starred in films like Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), X-Men (2000), Gothika (2003) and Catwoman (2004). For her role in the 2001 film Monster’s Ball, Berry made history, becaming the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress.
4 days ago · Dandridge was the first African American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1954, Dorothy Dandridge made history as the first Black woman to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role in “Carmen Jones.”.
Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong.
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1 day ago · She appeared in the 1999 television movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge. Her subsequent role in City of Angels was as Dr. Ana Syphax. Between 2000 and 2003, she also played Sarah Timmerman on Hidden Hills. In 2005, she appeared on the television show Sex, Love, and Secrets. In 2006, she made her debut in Bones as Dr. Camille Saroyan.
