There were days in college—fashion design major, naturally—when I’d spend hours watching vintage films instead of doing my ...

Dorothy Dandridge, whose career and life story encapsulate both groundbreaking achievements and profound challenges, remains a significant figure in the history of American cinema. As the first ...

In 1955, Dorothy Dandridge was the first Black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, for her groundbreaking role in 'Carmen Jones.' Despite the achievement, she died penniless and all but ...

Halle Berry got rid of her Dorothy Dandridge dress because she was convinced it was haunted. Berry was committed to doing the late actor Dandridge justice in the role.

With a season celebrating Dorothy Dandridge opening at BFI Southbank, her biographer talks about the trail-blazing Black Hollywood actress whom Whitney Houston once called ”our Marilyn Monroe”.

Dorothy Dandridge was a noted performer and actress with a career spanning from the mid 1930s to the early sixties, though her greatest successes in film came in the 1950s.

After introducing Dorothy Dandrdige, Halle Berry serendipitously won the award Dandrdige was nominated for in 1955, becoming the first Black Best Actress Oscar winner. And to this day, the only.

Halle Berry honors Dorothy Dandridge, the first Black woman nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award, on her 100th birthday.

DANDRIDGE, DOROTHY (9 Nov. 1923-8 Sept. 1965), Cleveland-born black nightclub entertainer and movie actress, who earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination in 1954, was influenced by her mother, Ruby, a ...

Halle Berry wins the Oscar, fulfilling Dorothy Dandridge's promise, and introducing Gabourey Sidibe. Lester Fabian Brathwaite. Fri, March 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM UTC. 11 min read.

Dandridge has been a part of The Last of Us franchise for 10 years. She voiced Marlene in the 2013 video game and its 2020 sequel, The Last of Us Part II . Is Merle Dandridge related to Dorothy ...