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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
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4.2K
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Halle Berry in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
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Dorothy Dandridge's way to fame and fortune as a dancer, singer and actress.Dorothy Dandridge's way to fame and fortune as a dancer, singer and actress.Dorothy Dandridge's way to fame and fortune as a dancer, singer and actress.

  • Director
    • Martha Coolidge
  • Writers
    • Earl Mills
    • Shonda Rhimes
    • Scott Abbott
  • Stars
    • Halle Berry
    • Brent Spiner
    • Klaus Maria Brandauer
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    4.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Martha Coolidge
    • Writers
      • Earl Mills
      • Shonda Rhimes
      • Scott Abbott
    • Stars
      • Halle Berry
      • Brent Spiner
      • Klaus Maria Brandauer
    • 51User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 22 wins & 28 nominations total

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    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
    • (as Obba Babatunde)
    Loretta Devine
    Loretta Devine
    • Ruby Dandridge
    Cynda Williams
    Cynda Williams
    • Vivian Dandridge
    LaTanya Richardson Jackson
    LaTanya Richardson Jackson
    • Auntie
    • (as LaTanya Richardson)
    Tamara Taylor
    Tamara Taylor
    • Geri Nicholas
    William Atherton
    William Atherton
    • Darryl Zanuck
    D.B. Sweeney
    D.B. Sweeney
    • Jack Denison
    Don Gettinger
    • Hotel Clerk
    Nicholas Hormann
    Nicholas Hormann
    • Oscar Emcee
    Sharon Brown
    Sharon Brown
    • Etta Jones
    Darrian C. Ford
    • Fayard Nicholas
    M.J. Sawyer
    • B&W Movie Actress
    Joanne Baron
    Joanne Baron
    • Doctor Carrington
    Alexis Carrington
    • Lynn at Age 4
    Margaret Easley
    • Ring-a-ding Girl
    • Director
      • Martha Coolidge
    • Writers
      • Earl Mills
      • Shonda Rhimes
      • Scott Abbott
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Dorothy Dandridge was the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award (Carmen Jones (1954)). Halle Berry is the first African-American to win a Best Actress Academy Award (Monster's Ball (2001)).
    • Goofs
      Sprite soft drink bottles appear on the set of a movie shot in the 1940s. Sprite was first marketed in 1961.
    • Quotes
      • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Your Red Wagon
      Written by Don Raye, Gene de Paul, Richard M. Jones

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 21, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Face of an Angel
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel - 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • HBO Films
      • Esparza / Katz Productions
      • Vincent Cirrincione Associates
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $9,200,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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