Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the biography Dorothy Dandridge by Earl Mills. Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film stars Halle Berry as actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge and premiered on HBO on August 21, 1999. The teleplay is drawn exclusively from the biography of Dorothy Dandridge by Earl Mills. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who had known Dandridge and Otto Preminger.

Cast

  • Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge Wendi Williams provides the singing voice for Dorothy Dandridge
  • Wendi Williams provides the singing voice for Dorothy Dandridge
  • Brent Spiner as Earl Mills
  • Klaus Maria Brandauer as Otto Preminger
  • Obba Babatundé as Harold Nicholas
  • Loretta Devine as Ruby Dandridge
  • Cynda Williams as Vivian Dandridge
  • LaTanya Richardson as Auntie
  • Tamara Taylor as Geri Branton-Nicholas
  • William Atherton as Darryl Zanuck
  • D. B. Sweeney as Jack Denison
  • Don Gettinger as hotel clerk
  • Nicholas Hormann as Oscar emcee
  • Sharon Brown as Etta Jones
  • Darrian C Ford as Fayard Nicholas
  • Andre Carthen as Harry Belafonte
  • Jon Mack as Ava Gardner
  • Kerri Randles as Marilyn Monroe
  • Benjamin Brown as Sidney Poitier

Lex Barker is portrayed by an uncredited actor.

Soundtrack

RCA Victor released a soundtrack album on August 10, 1999.

Awards and nominations

2000 Black Reel Awards

  • Best Actress—Halle Berry (won)
  • Best Film (won)
  • Best Supporting Actor—Obba Babatundé (nominated)
  • Best Supporting Actor—Brent Spiner (nominated)

2000 Directors Guild of America

  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television—Martha Coolidge (nominated)

2000 Emmy Awards

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (won)
  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (won)
  • Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (won)
  • Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (won)
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie—Halle Berry (won)
  • Outstanding Choreography (nominated)
  • Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special—Martha Coolidge (nominated)
  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie—Klaus Maria Brandauer (nominated)
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie (nominated)

2000 Golden Globes

  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV—Halle Berry (won)
  • Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (nominated)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV—Klaus Maria Brandauer (nominated)

2000 Image Awards

  • Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic Special—Halle Berry (won)
  • Outstanding Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic Special (won)
  • Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic Special—Obba Babatundé (nominated)

2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries—Halle Berry (won)

Year 1999
ReleaseDate 1999-08-21
RuntimeMins 120
RuntimeStr 2h
Plot Dorothy Dandridge’s way to fame and fortune as a dancer, singer and actress.
Awards Won 5 Primetime Emmys, 22 wins & 27 nominations total
Directors Martha Coolidge
Writers Earl Mills, Shonda Rhimes, Scott Abbott
Stars Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer
Produced by Larry Y. Albucher,Halle Berry,Vincent Cirrincione,Moctesuma Esparza,Robert Katz,Joshua D. Maurer
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography by Robbie Greenberg
Film Editing by Alan Heim
Casting By Aleta Chappelle
Production Design by James H. Spencer
Art Direction by A. Leslie Thomas
Set Decoration by Robert Greenfield
Costume Design by Shelley Komarov
Makeup Department Kim Addrisi,Kali Balugo,Jennifer Bell,Carol Brown,Lisa Buono,Hazel Catmull,Kokeeta Douglas,John M. Elliott Jr.,Sheila Evers,Kathrine Gordon,Virginia Kearns,Marlene Mason,Katherine Rees,Edna Sheen,Richard Snell,Laini Thompson,Elizabeth Rabe
Production Management Larry Y. Albucher,Mark S. Hoerr,Robert Rothbard,Nita Wilson,Sally Young
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Chemen Ochoa,Kaaren F. Ochoa,Eric Oliver,Phil Robinson
Art Department Aaron M. Albucher,Gregory D. Allison,Shane Buckallew,William S. Cash,Gloria Ciraolo,Shawn Crossan,Brian A. Deitch,Andrew Endsley,Rod Gregory,Randy Ingraham,Greg Kovach,Paul Litteken,Charles ‘Chuck’ Lungren,Abraham Malina Jr.,David Moll,Mike Nauta,Guy Owens,Mark A. Powell,Kristen Pratt,Pat Ruddell,Darlene Salinas,John M. Schenk,Edward Schiff,Matt Shepherd,Shana Sigmond,Tim Snowber,Cheryl Gould Strang,Edward Tamayo,Paulo Alegria
Sound Department Michael Babcock,David Beadle,Michael Broomberg,Zane D. Bruce,Cary Butler,Pete Elia,Stephen Fitzmaurice,Larry Goeb,David Hankins,Sonya Henry,Shawn Kennelly,Doug Kent,Helen Luttrell,David Macmillan,Harrison D. Marsh,Stacey Michaels,Dale W. Perry,Jeff Sawyer,Frank Smathers,Larry Stensvold,Bruce Tanis,Scott Reed
Special Effects by Chris Nelson,Ron Trost
Visual Effects by Timothy Clark
Stunts LaFaye Baker,Mike Gunther,Claudette James
Camera and Electrical Department Sidney Ray Baldwin,Shawn Blakeman,Danny Brazen,Henry Christian III,Billy Clevenger,Loren Corl,Andreas Crawford,Dhamarata Dhiensuwana,Louie Escobar,Sammy Escobar,Mark Freeman,Steven Frohardt,Michael Grady,Bill Greenberg,Loren Hillebrand,Simon Jarvis,Jamie Lagerhausen,Karl Linde,Kal Manning,Ryan Manning,Jerry L. Marshall,Art Martin,Scott McGeo,Matthew Moriarty,Randy Nolen,Pat O’Mara,Don Telles,Vich Thiensuwana,Darryl A. Tooley,Scott Young
Casting Department Terri Douglas,Renton Kirk,Lesa Lotito
Costume and Wardrobe Department Lucinda Campbell,Arlene Encell,Marilyn Madsen,Lisa D. Quercioli,Robin Roberts,Margaret Rogers
Editorial Department Anthony Gore,Matvey Shatz,Tony Solomons,Scott Fox
Location Management Renee M. Clare,Jeff Lovely,Ira S. Rosenstein,Jim Selzer
Music Department Emilie A. Bernstein,Tom Brown,Kathy Durning,Jim Hoffman,Daniel J. Johnson,Nathan Kaproff,Chris McGeary,Robin Urdang,Dan Wallin
Script and Continuity Department Pam Leonte
Transportation Department George Bolton,Dawn E. Edwards,’Wild Bill’ Laczko,Zelda Mattox,Mario Simon,Matthew Talamantes
Additional Crew Vinlyn Beckles,Kim Blank,Scott Cohn,Rita Lisa Danao,David Eck,Louis Farah,Errol Guidry II,David Guilbeau,Victoria Land,Lishune Mahone,Mark McDermitt,Wanja McIntyre,Eric Miller,D. Taylor Murphy,Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke,Marie Nashold,Fayard Nicholas,Michael Perronne,Deborah Ricketts,Ava Rivera,Xavier C. Salinas,Jim Schiro,Alan Stepp,Susan A. Sullivan,Kenny Vasquez,Christy Willits,Mark Zecca
Genres Biography, Drama, Music
Companies HBO Films, Esparza / Katz Productions, Vincent Cirrincione Associates
Countries USA
Languages English
ContentRating R
ImDbRating 7
ImDbRatingVotes 3695
Keywords tied feet,tied up while barefoot,racial prejudice,movie star,film star