An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.
as Dorothy Dandridge
as Earl Mills
as Otto Preminger
as Harold Nicholas
as Ruby Dandridge
as Vivian Dandridge
as Auntie
as Geri Nicholas
as Darryl Zanuck
as Jack Denison
as Sergeant
as Etta Jones
as First Actor
as Second Actress
as Marilyn Monroe
as Ava Gardner
as Vegas Hotel Manager
as Ring-a-ding Girl
as Doctor Carrington
as Sidney Poitier
as Private
as Phil Moore
as Harry Belafonte
as Miami Comic
