Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

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 director Coolidge (RAMBLING ROSE). Gorgeous Berry shines as Dandridge in a role she seems born to play. Dandridge's close relationship with her manager (Spiner) is examined, as is her affair with director Otto Preminger, along with her first marriage to dancer Harold Nicholas, with whom she gave birth to a mentally disabled daughter. Aside from her personal struggles, the film also demonstrates the rampant racism of 1950's Hollywood which she had to endure throughout her short career. Title: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Category: Dramas Actors: Halle Berry/ Brent Spiner UPC: 02635915692 Released: 02 08 2000 Original Release: 1999 Studio: Warner Home Video Catalog #: 91569 Language: SpanishSubtitled Rating: Not Rated Format: DVD Color Runtime: 6900 Region: 1