September 28, 2007
i loved brent spiner in this movie
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Brent Spiner, Cynda Williams, D.B. Sweeney, Halle Berry, Klaus Maria Brandauer, LaTanya Richardson, Loretta Devine, Obba Babatundé, Tamara Taylor, William Atherton
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
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July 24, 2009Good 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)
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February 9, 2009Halle 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.
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December 4, 2008The 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.
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October 25, 2008halle 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.
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March 16, 2008Halle 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.
