Die Geschichte der Dorothy Dandridge
(1999)
Regisseur:
Martha CoolidgeSchauspieler:
Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Obba Babatundé, Loretta Devine, Cynda Williams, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Tamara Taylor, William Atherton, D.B. Sweeney, Margaret Easley, Kerri Randles, Tom Virtue, Larry Poindexter, Guy Torry, Sarah Scott DavisDorothy singt und tanzt in Clubs. Sie heiratet Kollegen Harold Nicholas und bekommt eine Tochter, die geistig zurückgeblieben ist. Agent Earl Mills entdeckt Dorothy und versucht ihre Karriere zu pushen. Mit ihrer Hauptrolle in Otto Premingers "Carmen Jones" wird sie zum Oscar-nominierten Kinostar und zur Geliebten des Regisseurs, muss bei Clubauftritten als Farbige aber weiterhin durch den Bediensteten-Eingang gehen. Nach einer unglücklichen zweiten Hochzeit und in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten stürzt sie ab, wird süchtig und schließlich mit einer Überdosis erst 41-jährig tot aufgefunden.
Liebevoll ausgestattetes Biopic über die farbige Schauspielerin Dorothy Dandridge, mit Halle Berry erstklassig besetzt.
An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.
An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.
