Portrait of Dorothy Dandridge

Acting

Dorothy Dandridge

Career

Active from 1940 to 1961, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
GoodWatch score72/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards Β· Actress in a Leading Role

    1955 Β· Nominated Β· 27th Academy Awards

    Carmen Jones

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Dandridge Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Ebony Parade
Ebony Parade

as (archive footage)

1960s

3 titles
The Murder Men
The Murder Men (1961)

as Norma Sherman

Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred (1961)

TV show Β· as Norma Sherman

Moment of Danger
Moment of Danger (1960)

as Gianna

1950s

9 titles Β· average score 61
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bess

The Decks Ran Red
The Decks Ran Red (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mahia

Tamango
Tamango (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

as AichΓ©, Reiker's mistress

Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Margot Seaton

Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Carmen Jones

Bright Road
Bright Road (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jane Richards

Remains to Be Seen
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dorothy Dandridge

The Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ann Carpenter

Tarzan's Peril
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
GoodWatch score 50

as Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba

1940s

16 titles Β· average score 60
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away (1944)
GoodWatch score 74

as Black Officer's Wife in Train Station (uncredited)

Happy Go Lucky
Happy Go Lucky (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Showgirl (uncredited)

Drums of the Congo
Drums of the Congo (1942)

as Princess Malimi

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dancer (uncredited)

Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Singer/Dancer

Night in New Orleans
Night in New Orleans (1942)

as Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)

Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hollyhock School Maid

Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
GoodWatch score 72

as Specialty Act

Lady from Louisiana
Lady from Louisiana (1941)
GoodWatch score 47

as Felice

Sundown
Sundown (1941)
GoodWatch score 41

as Kipsang's Wife

Four Shall Die
Four Shall Die (1940)

as Helen Fielding

Irene
Irene (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

1930s

5 titles Β· average score 70
Going Places
Going Places (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Member of The Dandridge Sisters

Snow Gets in Your Eyes
Snow Gets in Your Eyes (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

A Day at the Races
A Day at the Races (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

as Singer (uncredited)

It Can't Last Forever
It Can't Last Forever (1937)

as Dandridge Sisters Act (uncredited)

Teacher's Beau
Teacher's Beau (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

as Student