Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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.
Cast
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Halle Berry
Played Dorothy Dandridge
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Brent Spiner
Played Earl Mills
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Klaus Maria Brandaue…
Played Otto Preminger
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Obba Babatundé
Played Harold Nicholas
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Loretta Devine
Played Ruby Dandridge
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Cynda Williams
Played Vivian Dandridge
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LaTanya Richardson J…
Played Auntie
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Tamara Taylor
Played Geri Nicholas
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William Atherton
Played Darryl Zanuck
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D. B. Sweeney
Played Jack Denison
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Billy Mayo
Played Sergeant
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Sharon Brown
Played Etta Jones
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Guy Torry
Played First Actor
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Sarah Scott Davis
Played Second Actress
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Kerri Randles
Played Marilyn Monroe
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Jon Mack
Played Ava Gardner
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Raphael Sbarge
Played Vegas Hotel Manager
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Margaret Easley
Played Ring-a-ding Girl
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Joanne Baron
Played Doctor Carrington
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Benjamin Brown
Played Sidney Poitier
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Dwain A. Perry
Played Private
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Clinton Derricks-Car…
Played Phil Moore
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André Carthen
Played Harry Belafonte
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Tom Virtue
Played Miami Comic
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