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Cast

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Dorothy Dandridge

Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner

Earl Mills

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Otto Preminger

Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Harold Nicholas

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Ruby Dandridge

Cynda Williams

Cynda Williams

Vivian Dandridge

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Auntie

Tamara Taylor

Tamara Taylor

Geri Nicholas

William Atherton

William Atherton

Darryl Zanuck

D. B. Sweeney

D. B. Sweeney

Jack Denison

Billy Mayo

Billy Mayo

Sergeant

Sharon Brown

Sharon Brown

Etta Jones

Guy Torry

Guy Torry

First Actor

Sarah Scott Davis

Sarah Scott Davis

Second Actress

Kerri Randles

Kerri Randles

Marilyn Monroe

Jon Mack

Jon Mack

Ava Gardner

Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge

Vegas Hotel Manager

Margaret Easley

Margaret Easley

Ring-a-ding Girl

Joanne Baron

Joanne Baron

Doctor Carrington

Benjamin Brown

Benjamin Brown

Sidney Poitier

Dwain A. Perry

Dwain A. Perry

Private

Clinton Derricks-Carroll

Clinton Derricks-Carroll

Phil Moore

André Carthen

André Carthen

Harry Belafonte

Tom Virtue

Tom Virtue

Miami Comic

Crew

Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes

Teleplay

Scott Abbott

Scott Abbott

Teleplay

Martha Coolidge

Martha Coolidge

Director

A. Leslie Thomas

A. Leslie Thomas

Art Direction

Alan Heim

Alan Heim

Editor

Robert Katz

Robert Katz

Executive Producer

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

James H. Spencer

James H. Spencer

Production Design

Joshua Maurer

Joshua Maurer

Executive Producer

Robbie Greenberg

Robbie Greenberg

Director of Photography

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Executive Producer

Aleta Chappelle

Aleta Chappelle

Casting

Vincent Cirrincione

Vincent Cirrincione

Executive Producer

Robert Greenfield

Robert Greenfield

Set Decoration

Earl Mills

Earl Mills

Book

Moctesuma Esparza

Moctesuma Esparza

Executive Producer

Larry Y. Albucher

Larry Y. Albucher

Producer

Shelley Komarov

Shelley Komarov

Costume Design

Phil Robinson

Phil Robinson

Second Assistant Director

Jennifer Bell

Jennifer Bell

Hairstylist

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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

19996.6 / 10115 min
Drama, TV Movie

Overview

Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.

An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. 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. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.