Brent Spiner, Cynda Williams, D.B. Sweeney

The troubled life of Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-American woman to garner an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress (for CARMEN JONES) is dramatized in this fine made-for-HBO film from dir...( read more  read more... )ector Coolidge (RAMBLING ROSE). Gorgeous Berry shines as Dandridge in a role she seems born to play. Dandridge's close relationship with her manager (Spiner) is examined, as is her affair with director Otto Preminger, along with her first marriage to dancer Harold Nicholas, with whom she gave birth to a mentally disabled daughter. Aside from her personal struggles, the film also demonstrates the rampant racism of 1950's Hollywood which she had to endure throughout her short career.

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R, 120 min.

Directed by: Martha Coolidge

Release Date: January 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2000

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  • September 28, 2007
    i loved brent spiner in this movie
  • August 31, 2009
    pretty much seen it.
  • July 24, 2009
    Good made-for-cable biopic with a very strong lead in Halle Berry. Dorothy Dandridge wanted to be her own, strong person but had a blind spot for the men in her life. She was ill-suited to first husband Harold Nicholas, who had no patience for her fragile sexuality and while the ...( read more)affair with Otto Preminger during "Carmen" temporarily made her strong, she crashed abruptly when he dumped her at the film's end. Her push for equal rights as a lady of color is humiliating to watch. Sad story of a talented, beautiful woman who was eventually swallowed up by the system.
  • February 9, 2009
    Halle Berry plays singer/actress Dorothy Dandridge. Dandridge was the first African-American actress to be nominated for Best Actress. Berry gives an awesome performance as the troubled star. Brent Spiner is also wonderful as her caring and soft hearted agent.
  • December 8, 2008
    no thanks not my thing
  • December 4, 2008
    The acting could've been better here and there but I like the story overall and as an African-American woman, I can relate in some areas.
  • October 25, 2008
    halle berry beat whitney houston and janet jackson to the punch by playing dandridge in the well-done made for cable film. although she didn't do her own singing, berry acts and dances up a storm as the beautiful, tragic actress.
  • July 17, 2008
    GREAT PORTRAYAL FROM HALLE BERRY
  • May 28, 2008
    One of Halle Berry's best performances.
  • March 16, 2008
    Halle Berry really shines in this film about actress Dorothy Dandridge. Such a great film with some very memorable scenes; I'd reccomend it to anyone.

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