Dorothy Dandridge Net Worth is
$1.6 Million

Mini Biography

Dorothy Jean Dandridge was created in November 9, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ruby Dandridge (née Ruby Jean Butler), an entertainer, and Cyril H. Dandridge, a cupboard machine and minister. Beneath the prodding of her mom, Dorothy and her sister Vivian Dandridge started performing publicly, generally in dark Baptist churches through the entire country. Her mom would often sign up for her daughters on stage. As the depressive disorder worsened, Dorothy and her family members found and relocated to LA where that they had expectations of obtaining better work, maybe in film. Her 1st film is at the Marx Brothers humor, A Trip to the Races (1937). It had been only a little component but Dorothy experienced expectations that it could blossom into something better. But because she was a dark woman in an exceedingly prejudiced culture, she didn’t property the roles which were easily available to her white counterparts. She didn’t come in another film until 1940 in Four Shall Die (1940). The part was nothing at all great apart from to establish the actual fact that she was extremely gorgeous and talented. Her following few functions in the first forties included movies such as for example Bahama Passing (1941), Drums from the Congo (1942) and Strike Parade of 1943 (1943). There have been others among, obviously, but they had been the usual dark stereotypical films for ladies such as for example Dorothy. Not merely was she a talented celebrity but she may possibly also sing that was obvious in films such as for example Atlantic Town (1944) and Cushion to create (1945). This helped to display her talents like a vocalist and brought her headline functions in the country’s finest resort nightclubs in NY, Miami, Chicago and NEVADA. She might have been permitted to sing in these good hotels but, due to racism, she couldn’t stay there. It had been reported that one resort drained its pool to maintain her from taking pleasure in that small amenity. In 1954, Dorothy made an appearance in the all-black creation of Carmen Jones (1954) in the name part. She was therefore superb for the reason that picture that she garnered an Academy Prize nomination but dropped out to Sophistication Kelly in THE UNITED STATES Girl (1954). Regardless of the nomination on her behalf performance, Dorothy didn’t get another film until she made an appearance in Tamango (1958), that was an Italian film. She was to create six more movies, of which Isle in sunlight (1957) and Porgy and Bess (1959) had been worthy of talk about. Once more, she was a standout. The final movie she’d ever play will be in 1961’s The Murder Guys (1961). Dorothy faded quickly from then on with an unhealthy second relationship to Jack port Denison (her initial was to Harold Nicholas), poor assets, other economic woes, and a issue with alcoholic beverages. She was discovered useless in her Western world Hollywood house on Sept 8, 1965, the victim of a bad barbiturate poisoning. She was just 42. Acquired she been delivered 20 years afterwards, Dorothy Dandridge would without doubt be perhaps one of the most well-known stars in film background.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Dorothy Dandridge
Died	September 8, 1965, West Hollywood, California, United States
Height	1.65 m
Profession	Actor, Pin-up model, Singer
Nationality	American
Spouse	Jack Denison, Harold Nicholas
Children	Harolyn Suzanne Nicholas
Parents	Ruby Dandridge, Cyril Dandridge
Siblings	Vivian Dandridge
Awards	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie, ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Television Movie or Mini-Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction - Miniseries, Movie or a Special, American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots
Music Groups	Dandridge Sisters
Nominations	Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress