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.

Directed by: Martha Coolidge
Release date: 1999-08-21
Runtime: 115 minutes
Tagline: Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.
Cast:
Halle Berry Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge 
Brent Spiner Brent Spiner
Earl Mills 
Klaus Maria Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer
Otto Preminger 
Obba Babatundé Obba Babatundé
Harold Nicholas 
Loretta Devine Loretta Devine
Ruby Dandridge 
Cynda Williams Cynda Williams
Vivian Dandridge 
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Also known as:
  • Die Ikone
  • Rising Star
  • 도로시 댄드리지
  • Dorothy Dandridge, le destin d'une diva
  • Dorothy Dandridge - O Brilho de uma Estrela
  • Dorothy Dandridge