Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

Actors

• Clement von Franckenstein (actor)
• Loretta Devine (actress)
• Raphael Sbarge (actor)
• William Atherton (actor)
• Joanne Baron (actress)
• Halle Berry (actress)
• Brent Spiner (actor)
• D.B. Sweeney (actor)
• Larry Poindexter (actor)
• Dave Mallow (actor)
• Klaus Maria Brandauer (actor)
• Guy Torry (actor)
• Obba Babatundé (actor)
• Elmer Bernstein (composer)
• Halle Berry (producer)

Genres

• Biography
• Drama
• Music
• Romance

Taglines:

Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.
She was everything America wanted a movie star to be... except white.

Quotes:

Harold Nicholas: Dottie, it's a whole different ballgame over there! They don't know the difference between black and white, and when they do, it's because they're treating us better than they treat their own!::Dorothy Dandridge: I can't go to Paris! Lynn is going to need special care!::Harold Nicholas: Then get special care.::Dorothy Dandridge: Not in an institution!::Harold Nicholas: Dottie, she doesn't even know we're here.::Dorothy Dandridge: I'm her mother. And you are her father.::Harold Nicholas: And I married you. Not this.::Dorothy Dandridge: Well, I am this! What are you?::Harold Nicholas: I'm Harold Nicholas, of the Nicholas Brothers. And maybe that's all I'm supposed to be.

Earl Mills: [notices thick makeup on Dorothy's face] What happened to your face?::Dorothy Dandridge: Guess I wasn't black enough to lead the tribe.

Vivian Dandridge: You think because you've become a big film star by shaking your tail, people aren't going to treat you like you're colored? Well, I'm something too! I'm something too! I'm more than Dorothy Dandridge's *big sister*! Didn't you ever notice that? Didn't you?

Dorothy Dandridge: Have you seen my man? That Carmen Jones snatched him from me and I'm all lost over what to do about it. Can't decide. If it's better I follow him up to the Windy City, or should I wait? Wait for him to come back to his happy-hearted home? Tell me what to do... I'm Cindy Lou.::Otto Preminger: The hell you are.

Dorothy Dandridge: Harold says I'm the most beautiful girl in the world.::Geri Nicholas: I'd rather be smart than beautiful.::Dorothy Dandridge: Well, I'd rather be beautiful.::Geri Nicholas: Beauty fades. A woman gets old.::Dorothy Dandridge: Not me. I'm staying young and beautiful unti the day I die!

Dorothy Dandridge: Have you ever caught sight of yourself by accident and you see yourself from the outside? That's who you really are.

Mocambo Emcee: Ladies and gentlemen, the delicious... the divine... the delightful... Dorothy Danridge!

Dorothy Dandridge: [angrily] Tonight, I'll take my bows and exit stage rear, go through the kitchen, past the casino, around the pool, which I'm apparently too dirty to swim in, up the service elevator, into my luxurious penthouse, sip my complimentary champagne, and pee in a brand new Dixie cup!::Earl Mills: I take that walk with you every night, you know.::Dorothy Dandridge: But the difference is, Earl, you don't HAVE to!

Dorothy Dandridge: [after Otto attends the premiere of "Carmen Jones" with his wife] How dare you parade her in front of me.::Otto Preminger: I didn't know she was coming.::Dorothy Dandridge: It was *my* night, Otto! You won't be seen with me in public, but then I have to watch you traipse around with her!::Otto Preminger: She's my wife.::Dorothy Dandridge: Tell her to leave. You have an understanding, remember? She openly makes the rounds with another man, Otto, and you don't complain about it! So, why couldn't you spend the evening with me?

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

Actors

• Clement von Franckenstein (actor)
• Loretta Devine (actress)
• Raphael Sbarge (actor)
• William Atherton (actor)
• Joanne Baron (actress)
• Halle Berry (actress)
• Brent Spiner (actor)
• D.B. Sweeney (actor)
• Larry Poindexter (actor)
• Dave Mallow (actor)
• Klaus Maria Brandauer (actor)
• Guy Torry (actor)
• Obba Babatundé (actor)
• Elmer Bernstein (composer)
• Halle Berry (producer)

Genres

• Biography
• Drama
• Music
• Romance

Taglines:

Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.
She was everything America wanted a movie star to be... except white.

Quotes:

Harold Nicholas: Dottie, it's a whole different ballgame over there! They don't know the difference between black and white, and when they do, it's because they're treating us better than they treat their own!::Dorothy Dandridge: I can't go to Paris! Lynn is going to need special care!::Harold Nicholas: Then get special care.::Dorothy Dandridge: Not in an institution!::Harold Nicholas: Dottie, she doesn't even know we're here.::Dorothy Dandridge: I'm her mother. And you are her father.::Harold Nicholas: And I married you. Not this.::Dorothy Dandridge: Well, I am this! What are you?::Harold Nicholas: I'm Harold Nicholas, of the Nicholas Brothers. And maybe that's all I'm supposed to be.

Earl Mills: [notices thick makeup on Dorothy's face] What happened to your face?::Dorothy Dandridge: Guess I wasn't black enough to lead the tribe.

Vivian Dandridge: You think because you've become a big film star by shaking your tail, people aren't going to treat you like you're colored? Well, I'm something too! I'm something too! I'm more than Dorothy Dandridge's *big sister*! Didn't you ever notice that? Didn't you?

Dorothy Dandridge: Have you seen my man? That Carmen Jones snatched him from me and I'm all lost over what to do about it. Can't decide. If it's better I follow him up to the Windy City, or should I wait? Wait for him to come back to his happy-hearted home? Tell me what to do... I'm Cindy Lou.::Otto Preminger: The hell you are.

Dorothy Dandridge: Harold says I'm the most beautiful girl in the world.::Geri Nicholas: I'd rather be smart than beautiful.::Dorothy Dandridge: Well, I'd rather be beautiful.::Geri Nicholas: Beauty fades. A woman gets old.::Dorothy Dandridge: Not me. I'm staying young and beautiful unti the day I die!

Dorothy Dandridge: Have you ever caught sight of yourself by accident and you see yourself from the outside? That's who you really are.

Mocambo Emcee: Ladies and gentlemen, the delicious... the divine... the delightful... Dorothy Danridge!

Dorothy Dandridge: [angrily] Tonight, I'll take my bows and exit stage rear, go through the kitchen, past the casino, around the pool, which I'm apparently too dirty to swim in, up the service elevator, into my luxurious penthouse, sip my complimentary champagne, and pee in a brand new Dixie cup!::Earl Mills: I take that walk with you every night, you know.::Dorothy Dandridge: But the difference is, Earl, you don't HAVE to!

Dorothy Dandridge: [after Otto attends the premiere of "Carmen Jones" with his wife] How dare you parade her in front of me.::Otto Preminger: I didn't know she was coming.::Dorothy Dandridge: It was *my* night, Otto! You won't be seen with me in public, but then I have to watch you traipse around with her!::Otto Preminger: She's my wife.::Dorothy Dandridge: Tell her to leave. You have an understanding, remember? She openly makes the rounds with another man, Otto, and you don't complain about it! So, why couldn't you spend the evening with me?

Remains to Be Seen (1953)

Actors

• Barry Kelley (actor)
• Larry J. Blake (actor)
• Louis Calhern (actor)
• John Beal (actor)
• Tom Dillon (actor)
• Lawrence Dobkin (actor)
• Morgan Farley (actor)
• Robert Foulk (actor)
• Howard Freeman (actor)
• Gregory Gaye (actor)
• Dabbs Greer (actor)
• Paul Harvey (actor)
• Stuart Holmes (actor)
• Van Johnson (actor)
• Charles Lane (actor)

Genres

• Comedy
• Crime
• Music
• Mystery

Taglines:

M-G-M's Fright-FULLY FUNNY MIRTHQUAKE (original print ad - mostly caps)

Dandridge, Dorothy Filmography

• Harlem Renaissance
  2004, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Dorothy Dandridge: Singing at Her Best
  2003, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
  2003, role: actress
• Redeemer
  2002, role: actress
• It's Black Entertainment
  2002, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Classified X
  1998, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
  1998, role: actress , character name: Herself
• That's Black Entertainment
  1990, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Brown Sugar
  1986, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals
  1974, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Freedom Spectacular
  1964, role: actress , character name: Herself
• The Murder Men
  1961, role: actress , character name: Norma Sherman
• Moment of Danger
  1960, role: actress , character name: Gianna
• Porgy and Bess
  1959, role: actress , character name: Bess
• Tamango
  1958, role: actress , character name: Aiché, Reiker's mistress
• The Decks Ran Red
  1958, role: actress , character name: Mahia
• Island in the Sun
  1957, role: actress , character name: Margot Seaton
• The 29th Annual Academy Awards
  1957, role: actress , character name: Herself - Performer & Presenter: Best Special Effects
• The 27th Annual Academy Awards
  1955, role: actress , character name: Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Film Editing
• Light's Diamond Jubilee
  1954, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Carmen Jones
  1954, role: actress , character name: Carmen Jones
• Bright Road
  1953, role: actress , character name: Jane Richards
• Remains to Be Seen
  1953, role: actress , character name: Dorothy Dandridge
• Tarzan's Peril
  1951, role: actress , character name: Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba
• The Harlem Globetrotters
  1951, role: actress , character name: Ann Carpenter
• Ebony Parade
  1947, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Pillow to Post
  1945, role: actress , character name: Herself - Vocalist
• Atlantic City
  1944, role: actress , character name: Singer
• Since You Went Away
  1944, role: actress , character name: Black Officer's Wife in Train Station
• Happy Go Lucky
  1943, role: actress , character name: Showgirl
• Hit Parade of 1943
  1943, role: actress , character name: Count Basie Band Singer
• Drums of the Congo
  1942, role: actress , character name: Princess Malimi
• A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat
  1942, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Lucky Jordan
  1942, role: actress , character name: Hollyhock School Maid
• The Night Before the Divorce
  1942, role: actress , character name: Maid
• Night in New Orleans
  1942, role: actress , character name: Sal, Shadrach's Girl
• Ride 'Em Cowboy
  1942, role: actress , character name: Dancer
• Cow-Cow Boogie
  1942, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Lazybones
  1941, role: actress , character name: Herself - Dancer
• Sun Valley Serenade
  1941, role: actress , character name: Specialty Act
• Sundown
  1941, role: actress , character name: Kipsang's Wife
• Easy Street
  1941, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Lady from Louisiana
  1941, role: actress , character name: Felice
• Bahama Passage
  1941, role: actress , character name: Thalia
• Yes, Indeed!
  1941, role: actress , character name: Herself
• Irene
  1940, role: actress , character name: One of the Dandridge Sisters
• Four Shall Die
  1940, role: actress , character name: Helen Fielding
• Going Places
  1938, role: actress , character name: Member of The Dandridge Sisters
• Snow Gets in Your Eyes
  1938, role: actress , character name: One of the Dandridge Sisters
• It Can't Last Forever
  1937, role: actress , character name: Dandridge Sisters Act