Dorothy Dandridge - Actress & Singer | Mini Bio | BIO
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- Born in 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, Dorothy Dandridge found early success in show business by performing with her sister, leading to her first appearances in film. Following her star turn in the 1954 musical Carmen Jones, she became the first African American to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Dandridge found it difficult to replicate that success, and her final years were marred by personal and professional problems, until her death at age 42 in 1965. #Biography
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She is literally the most beautiful woman in the world. She has class and style. I love her.
she was very beautiful class act lady
You are not lying, at all.
Donnie Powell Same she was beautiful!
Yes she is beautiful and graceful
Disagree, attractive, but not ‘beautiful’. A little like Jean Simmons, very attractive, but just that something missing to call her beautiful. Halle Berry is beautiful, as was Liz Taylor.
I can't play a slave.
Dorothy Dandridge
Drop dead gorgeous.
Such a beautiful and talent woman who died way to young..
She was a beautiful soul, that will definally be missed
Absolutely gorgeous! One of the most beautiful women to ever live. Marilyn Monroe was gorgeous AFTER plastic surgery. Dorothy was born beautiful! She died far too young.
The prettiest woman was Aaliyah
@Wise diva girl shut up they are all pretty , everyone has diff taste , types. That’s your opinion
wow...I'm 21 and I LOVE this woman. Thank you Ms.Dandridge for being a TRUE woman!! I will NEVER forget you! May your legacy lives on!
I found out about Black Scarlets when I was in my late teens such as Dorthy D.
There is so much that is hidden in History when it comes to Black people and its sad.....
She was our Black Marilyn Monroe and she was Gorgeous...Talented, if not more so than Marilyn Monroe!
I love Marilyn Monroe too not to ever put her down but Whites and Blacks worship her because thats the way that the Media wanted it to be and its SHAMEFUL.....
She was gorgeous! She accomplished a lot to have been a great Hollywood actress in those days. It was uncommon for blacks to have major roles or to even last in acting. It was quite limited. Most blacks back then made it in the ent business as singers or dancers. She did great things indeed. RIP Dorothy! A true DIVA!
James Colson ain’t that how it still is now. Not a lot black making it in film making like they are in music
Carmen Jones was my Mom's favourite movie...she loved Dorothy in "that dress" and sewed up several Dorothy Dandridge dresses for herself which she proudly wore in photos.
Dorothy was not the most beautiful black woman in the world. Dorothy Dandridge was the most beautiful woman in the world...period!
If you rub off the makeup of 90 percent of these woman that people put on these so called beauty list, their entire features and color would disappear.
Dorothy was beautiful without a stitch of make up...........and that's what beauty is!
Tia Thompson
YEAH, Y'ALL TELL THIS TO HER MOST FAMOUS COPYCAT.....MS. JANET JACKSON. THIS IS WHO SHE PARTIALLY COPY, AND THE OTHER ONE , THELMA EVANS ....GOOD TIMES PERFECT, NATURAL, BLACK BORN, BOMB SHELL..
She was beautiful but statements that she was the moat beautiful woman in the World..are not rational...there are numero beautiful woman in our world
Not famous..she was special and one of distinction ..she was treated different as she was light skinned in that time period..she may have had mixed lineage..
Special and unique as we all are. But not the most beautiful..
Sad about the end of her life and her child and choice in men..she could not find real love..beauty is within as physical beauty will fade
Blessings
She was one of the most beautiful woman in the world the prettiest woman to ever live was Aaliyah
God Dorothy Dandridge is stunning! I can't believe what she had to go through as a black actress
Janelle Monae -"Dorothy Dandridge eyes" song brought me here :)
Dorothy was eye candy. . . geez that woman was beauty x10
its so sad to see such a beautiful and talented woman's life end after such an amazing life. Everything she worked for started to go south and i wish her successful career lasted longer.
SHE WAS GORGEOUSSSSSSSSS.
she was devastatingly gorgeous and a great talent. i'm only 30, but i love dorothy. i remember watching Carmen Jones for the first time as young girl in the early '90s. before then, i didn't know about her. since then, i've never been able to forget her. who could?
Nov.9th: Happy birthday Actress-Singer-Dancer Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965) Star: Hollywood Walk of Fame. Thank you and God bless. RIP Legend. Thanks for the upload, Biography. Blessings
It is amazing how we can connect with those who were her e before us and see all they contributed to what we now take for granted...I love Carmen Jones and it is so sad that such a beauty had such a sad life... May God bless her soul...I truly admire her
Happy B-day miss Dandridge
What a legendary actress..no matter what hardships she had to endure!!!
What a sad, tragic end to a gifted and sweet trailblazing beauty. I'll always hold a special place in my heart for her and appreciate her contributions. This was a nice encapsulation...I'd love to know the name of the musical pieces in the background cause they're real good.
I would say she's beautiful, but that would be an understatement.
She was very beautiful and talent she open doors for us black people .
Her birthday the same day as mines she was such gorgeous woman🕊️🥰 very talented could sing dance can dress all around beautiful rip beloved Angel 🦋🌹💫✨💛
I'm sad that I wasn't as familiar with her until now after watching Pretty Girl Rock. She was so beautiful, and the end of her life was just quite sad.
she was amazingly B E A U T I F U L
Dorothy Dandridge---the most beautiful woman in the world...What a doll!!! The photo @ 1:31 has always been one of my favorites. No one will ever touch her in class, beauty, talent, or glamour. Dorothy should never have had to put her daughter, Harolyn in a state institution, because her father Harold Nicholas was very rich and famous and could have easily seen to his daughter's care and provided for her. That's what parents who love their children do. DD is timeless!!!!!
she was absolutely gorgeous
Tonight I watched the movie "Dorothy Dandridge" I think is the title whereby the part of Dorothy is played by the beautiful Halle Berry. I really enjoyed it. It's sad that she died at the early age of 42.
So sad. A beautiful woman and a great actress.
Love Dorothy. Beauty. Talent. What a wonderful woman
She's Drop dead Gorgeous
@Robin D ik
Better looking than Marilyn Monroe
Eric Matterson Right on the dime! Her and Marilyn were friends though. Who do you hear more about? Marilyn Monroe the White man made sure of that!!!
Many actresses were better looking than Monroe.
stupid comment !!! like comparing the ocean with the mountains!! And since they were friends they both would have slapped you for that remark
Can't agree more! Dorothy had a much more beautiful face and body than Monroe, and I don't mean to be rude.
@@vio3366 what about Selena quintanilla
thank u for posting this video on dorothy dandridge!
may God bless you :)
at least something brought them here! i think that's a positive thing that can be celebrated
She was a talented women but TRUE beauty starts from within!
Will always be loved and missed!!!
What a lovely actress and singer she was. We have countless examples to show that fame and fortune do not bring happiness. Many if not most celebrities end up having nervous breakdowns,becoming drug addicts (either recreation or medical drugs), suffer emotional/mental instability,etc These entertainers do entertain but apparently at a great cost to their own personal happiness.
I think she is prettier than Halle Berry. I have seen 'Carmen' a MILLION times and 'introducing dorothy dandrige'... Halle can't hold a candle to her.
this is truly an amazing woman. just got done watching her movie. i remember like maybe 10 years ago when first came out. i had no idea who she was. I remember janet jackson talking about how amazing she was and now i see why she thought so! though i dont think she died of a drug over dose this was still a nice video
I seen a documentary on her played by the great halle Berry so i juz wanted to see the real Dorthy as well....great beloved history R.I.P. Dorthy! she paved the way :)
Thank you for sharing minutes of my being dedicated to allowed my talents and artistry to grace stages around the globe. Some highs and some not so high, but it was all worth it. The hardwork that fame had us experience...and collaborating with some incredible actors such as Sidney Poitier,
THey don't make them this pretty any more.
My left ear enjoyed this
I LOVE YOU DOROTHY! U WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN!
What an amazing woman.....I had no ideal she died so young, tragedy!!!
Happy Birthday Dorothy!
Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Dandridge, is there a curse on pretty women?
Yes, classic gift and curse. They're beautiful to the point they are constantly approached by men whom offer shallow means to wanting to know them. All they want from them is their bodies and status from being with them. They are used so much. Plus big time directors make them play for those leading roles. That must feel awful to be taken advantage of like that your whole career in the dirty business of show biz. Once it all hits them and they reflect, they can't take it so it seems. Sad deal
Jean Harlow????
Who is prettier? Dorothy or Michelle Pfeiffer?
Tom Fuller Dorothy but Michelle is pretty too!!!
Elizbeth Curtsinger Hi yes there is a curse on being “pretty” especially if you have a fair shade of skin. Just like there’s a gift and a curse on a lot of things in life, it’s sad and tragic but have to be endured until you die. Unless you stand up and revolt and make a change..... but who’s going to do that nowadays everyone is shallow and weak!!!!! 💯
Quote: "If I were white, I could capture the world".
She was so pretty
Rest up 💙
What a beauty.
God Bless , R.I.P. 🙏🏾💗
SO BEAUTIFUL!
What a painful ending😢
@MsCardigan1 That is a very good question. I know Harolyn is still alive but it has never been established that the whole family really stuck by her. I hope Harold did. Dorothy was faithful and kind. It's always been pretty much a mystery....seldom, if ever talked about. The Ebony/Jet seemed to write about her now and then ...that's about it. Let's hope we can find out more because I have wondered as well. Peace.
When it was 1999, I was only 9 years old. Do I care about Halle Berry about that time? Heck no. I care about Spongebob Squarepants and Dragon Ball and Pokemon. I only knew Dorothy Dandridge recently, but I already like her nonetheless. So please don't judge us "young ppl". Just because we know Dorothy from a source you don't like, it doesn't mean we appreciate her any less than you do.
It has always fascinated me that Dandridge and Horne both were beautiful and exciting in completely different ways, Horne the sultry aristocrat and Dandridge the pin-up girl. The enteraintment world cannot fully account for Dandridge's misfortunes, however, since on reading her bio one's attention is drawn to serious challenges early in life. My take on her career is that Hollywood didn't give her the right material. "Carmen...," for example, just didn't do it for me. Lip sync! Nah!!
yo real talk shes so underrated. No offense to Marlyin Monroe but Dorthy deserves that kind of status. She needs to be a household name
You shouldn't bash us for! Keri Hilson is the reason I was brought here and you should be thankful that the younger people would take the time to look up such a beautiful women, because we had some interest in her. I'm pretty sure Dorothy would be pleased with Keri and the youner audience because we were drawn to her
yes, dorothy was soooo fine and soooo talented...
This is awful--to say she OD'ed when (her wiki page says) the LA coroner stated she had died of a rare embolism.
GORGEOUS WOMEN!!!!
She's Beauty
She was a beauty
@MsCardigan1 When I wrote that I knew that I left out that over the years, particularly in the past, Ebony/Jet would write little things about her. I'm sorry...had to clean that up lol. Those magazines were the mediums to find out things like that. Yes, I knew that Harold was displeased as many people are when things don't go as they want them which is a horrible way to be. I believe that a lot of neediness that Dorothy developed came from her childhood. She was so gorgeous and nice. Peace!
November 9 1922 -September 8 1965
AGE 42
I just noticed a twist, Halle Berry played Dorothy Dandridge , who was the first black woman to be nominated for an Oscar in a leading role, and Halle Berry won the Oscar, who WAS the first black woman to win an Oscar in leading role....
Such a beautiful woman!!!!
She is Halle Berry's idol. I love Dorothy too!!!
0:20 is what Keri Hilson was portraying to in her video , she did a good job!
Wow,she was beautiful like Miss Keri
the best actress who suffered racial prejudice and racism. Her life was hard. I saw her biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge starring Halle Berry. She died from a drug overdose. She was friends with Marilyn Monroe.
That’s sad her daughter got the worst end of the stick... no family claimed her and she died in the state hospital 🥺
@danzelled1 Yeah its in the movie Dorthy Dandridge... Halle Berry played her... and Dorthy, Marlilyn and Eva were friends. Then I looked it up and its true they were friends and Dorothy and Marilyn use to talk on the phone.
I just watched Carmen Jones. The original one with Harry Belafonte in it. Anyways that what brought me here. She was amazing in that movie. I was a bit upset at how Carmen did Joe. Pearl Bailey was perfect in the movie as well. I knew who Dorothy was and that is what brought me to Carmen Jones. I was never really interested in the new one with Beyonce'. Also look up Eartha Kitt and Lena Horne for more black beauties of this era. Listen to them sing in their youth and witness greatness!
How Carmen did Joe? Its in the original Bizet opera from 1875.
My Cousin DOROTHY DANDRIDGE was the 1st African American on the Cover of LIFE Magazine & also named 1 of 5 most Beautiful Women in the World! She was the 1st Woman on the Cover of EBONY Magazine & more profound accomplishements in a time when America was unkind & unjust! I'm Proud of her & my Client EARL MILLS (her Manager) wrote the Book about DD that became the HBO Movie "starring" HALLE BERRY for more information (Google) POWERFUL PEOPLE and FRIENDS
Ann Dandridge I want to meet EVERYONE.
So marvelouse beautiful woman and talantive !
Janet Jackson should have played Ms.Dandrige. Then she was supposed to portray Lena Horne but Ms.Horne was offended by the stupidbowl incident.I know janet wants to do a biopic of a powerful african american iconic women.I think she'll make an excelent Eartha Kitt!
Look at her smile.At first I thought she looke more like janet jackson but She looks alittle like chillie halle berry is BEAUTIFUL.But she dont look like dorothy.but she was the best choice all around.I wish They would make a movie movie about her give another actress a shot.How many times have they had a marilyn movie.mad times theres room for another dorothy movie.
Keri Hilson!!! Awesome connection!! =))
@jacobR1377 and janet actually looked like dorothy.
@boomerang905 Is Harolyn still alive? I read somwhere that she passed away when she was 60. I don't know how true it is.
ty!
janet jackson favors her a great deal....
Otto Preminger should be burning in Hell for what he did to her.
Him and her abusive 3rd husband jack Denison.
Oh my GOD!!!
Is a beautiful woman.
It is amazing that racism ended her life.
Good video. :)
Im related to her on my dads side from Akron Ohio.
who is this voiceover and why does he sound so jolly at the announcement of her death like he's doing an ad for gillette?
Carmen jones (film) brought me here
Absolutely beautiful. She looks like an African-American Marilyn Monroe.
It's a shame the way she died. She was young. :(
THANK YOU obviously they saw Keri Hilson portraying Ms.Dandridge in her "Pretty Girl Rock" video it piqued their interest and they decided to come find out who she is and educate themselves Most young people could care less if it aint Rihanna or Nicki Minaj And in their defense most Keri Hilson fans are 90s babies who are now 15,16,17. Ms. Dandridge far predates them At least theyre here and care to know who she is Relax, its a positive thing that Keri brought them here not a negative thing wtf
@kaidose Me too! :) If not because of Keri's video, I never get to know her...Thanks Keri :)
beyonce looks very like Dorothy Dandridge
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Halie Barry and Kim Fields both look like Dorothy Dandridge...
kool star!😎