Timeline Dorothy Dandridge

American actress and singer, the first African American woman nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress.

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1922 Dorothy Dandridge born in Cleveland Dorothy Dandridge is born in Cleveland.
1934 Dorothy Dandridge forms the Dandridge Sisters She performs with her sister Vivian and Etta Jones, including at the Cotton Club.
1954 Dorothy Dandridge stars in Carmen Jones Her role makes her the first African American woman nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress.
1957 Dorothy Dandridge in Island in the Sun She stars in the drama about race on a Caribbean island.
1959 Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess She plays Bess opposite Sidney Poitier and wins a Golden Globe nomination.
1965 Dorothy Dandridge dies in West Hollywood Dorothy Dandridge dies aged 42.