Dorothy Dandridge

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Actress
Singer
gptkbp:activeYears 1942-1965
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Otto_Preminger
gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess_(film)
Carmen_Jones_(film)
gptkbp:awards Academy Award nomination for Best Actress
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-11-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale
gptkbp:children gptkb:Harold_Dandridge
gptkbp:culturalImpact Pioneering_roles_for_African_American_women_in_film
gptkbp:deathDate 1965-09-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:depictedIn Introducing_Dorothy_Dandridge_(film)
The_Dorothy_Dandridge_Story_(film)
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_Ed_Sullivan_Show
Four Shall Die
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:The_Ed_Sullivan_Show
gptkbp:height 5 ft 5 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dorothy Dandridge
gptkbp:influenced Future_generations_of_African_American_actresses
Music_artists_like_Beyoncé_and_Rihanna
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Lena_Horne
Billie Holiday
gptkbp:knownFor Being the first African American actress nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_star
gptkbp:nationality African_American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Decks_Ran_Red
gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess
gptkb:Carmen_Jones
gptkbp:occupation Dancer
Model
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Inducted_into_the_Black_Filmmakers_Hall_of_Fame
Inducted_into_the_NAACP_Image_Awards_Hall_of_Fame
Honored_with_a_stamp_by_the_United_States_Postal_Service
gptkbp:produces The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:RCA_Victor
gptkbp:signature Dorothy_Dandridge's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Harry_A._Kahn
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Carmen_Jones
Bess_in_Porgy_and_Bess
gptkbp:website dorothydandridge.com