by Matthew Tobey
synopsis
Hosted by Obba Babatunde, this documentary from Passport Productions studies the life and career of African American entertainer Dorothy Dandridge. Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty features interviews with such Dandridge admirers as Brock Peters, Lawrence Fishburne, and Academy Award winner Halle Berry who received an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of the ill-fated actress and singer in the film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.
characteristics
- Singer
- Perseverance
- Movie-star
- Singing
- Song
- Tortured Genius
- Torment
- Life-story
- Icon
- Actress
- Actor
- African-American
- Archival-footage
- Film-star
- Career-retrospective
