Introducing Dorothy Dandridge - DVD -26359156922

From All Movie Guide Dorothy Dandridge was a singer. nightclub entertainer. and actress who became the first African-American woman to receive an Academy award nomination as Best Actress (for her standout performance in 1954s Carmen Jones; she lost to Grace Kelly). However. despite her striking beauty and obvious talent. Dandridge was a sexy. glamorous black femme fatale at a time when Hollywood pin-up queens were supposed to be giggly blondes. The film industry didnt know what to do with her. and while her nightclub act was a bit too smooth for the Southern roadhouse circuit. as a black performer she wasnt allowed to stay in many of the hotels and resorts where she performed. Dandridge also had a sad personal life. filled with tragedy and romantic disappointment. and she died of an overdose of pills in 1965. at the age of 41. This made-for-cable biographical drama stars Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge. supported by Brent Spiner. Obba Babatunde. and Klaus Maria Brandauer. Mark Deming