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.
- Won 5 Primetime Emmys
- 22 wins & 28 nominations total
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- Harold Nicholas
- (as Obba Babatunde)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
- Auntie
- (as LaTanya Richardson)
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- TriviaWhen production ran over budget, the studio wanted to cut the red carpet scene at the film's ending. Halle Berry desperately wanted to keep the scene, so she paid for it herself. HBO subsequently reimbursed her.
- GoofsSprite 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2000)
- SoundtracksYour Red Wagon
Written by Don Raye, Gene de Paul, Richard M. Jones
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I've been a fan of Dorothy Dandridge for years and when I saw that Halle Berry brought her life to the big screen, her performance was very credible. If someone other than Halle would have done that part, the movie wouldn't have been as great as it was. It takes a hell of a lot of talent to pull off someone else's life and that couldn't have been very many actress in Hollywood. So, any old' actress wouldn't have done the job that Halle did. There were some aspects of Dorothy's life that weren't covered, but those weren't as important as the one's capture in the movie. When I saw Halle Berry playing Dorothy Dandridge, it was like I was seeing the real thing, because Halle Berry was very convincible. Plus, I see Halle and Dorothy Dandridge having a lot in common within their lives, and what Halle gave off wasn't anything rinky-dink, but the real thing. And it gives others who knew nothing about Dorothy Dandridge an insight on her life. Of course there were going to be things left out, of course there were going to things exaggerated, it wasn't going to be perfect, if you want to know how Dorothy was in temperament, read books on her, because those are where the real information comes from. Movies don't always tell everything, but Halle's performance wasn't based on looks, but how she gave off the image of Dorothy Dandridge on screen. So, Halle Berry did work hard to that story to life, and her I found it amazing that she went to such lengths and did it.
- MulattaAries2007
- May 27, 2007
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- Face of an Angel
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- $9,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) officially released in Canada in English?
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