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Dorothy Dandridge

1922 - 1965

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Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones (1954). Dandridge had also performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater. During her early career, she performed as a part of the Wonder Children, later the Dandridge Sisters, and appeared in a succession of films, usually in uncredited roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Dandridge is the 3,192nd most popular actor (down from 2,547th in 2019), the 5,366th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,994th in 2019) and the 1,518th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Dorothy Dandridge ranks 3,192 out of 13,578. Before her are Ninón Sevilla, Michael Brandon, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Russ Tamblyn, Robert Prosky, and John Dall. After her are Zeppo Marx, Sandahl Bergman, Victoria Ruffo, Thomas Gibson, Gaspard Ulliel, and Temuera Morrison.

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Among people born in 1922, Dorothy Dandridge ranks 231. Before her are Micheline Ostermeyer, Sabino Barinaga, Tom Finney, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Pio Laghi, and Lennart Nilsson. After her are Chairil Anwar, Joseph Mermans, Gerda Steinhoff, Richard Kiley, Carmen McRae, and Hal Moore. Among people deceased in 1965, Dorothy Dandridge ranks 115. Before her are Viola Desmond, Edgar Ende, Roger Vailland, Aldo Nadi, Mostafa El-Nahas, and Henry Cowell. After her are Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Julius Skutnabb, Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Johnny Hayes, Amílcar Barbuy, and Louise Dresser.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dorothy Dandridge ranks 5,366 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael Brandon (1945), Russ Tamblyn (1934), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), Robert Prosky (1930), Matt Sorum (1960), and John Dall (1920). After her are Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Zeppo Marx (1901), Constance Titus (1873), Robert Parish (1953), Sandahl Bergman (1951), and W. S. Van Dyke (1889).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dorothy Dandridge ranks 1,518. Before her are Adrienne Barbeau (1945), Tim Blake Nelson (1964), Michael Brandon (1945), Russ Tamblyn (1934), Robert Prosky (1930), and John Dall (1920). After her are Zeppo Marx (1901), Sandahl Bergman (1951), Thomas Gibson (1962), Olivia Wilde (1984), Wendi McLendon-Covey (1969), and Tony Danza (1951).

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