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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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Wikipedia article
'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
* Brent Spiner as Earl Mills
* Klaus Maria Brandauer as Otto Preminger
* Obba Babatund 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
* Tyrone Wade as Lex Barker
Soundtrack
RCA Victor released a soundtrack album on August 10, 1999.
#"Your Red Wagon" Wendi Williams (2:29)
#"I Got Rhythm" Wendi Williams (2:44)
#"Hep Hop" Bill Elliott (3:17)
#"Chattanooga Choo Choo" Wendi Williams (2:27)
#"Sportsman's Mambo" Bill Elliott (3:08)
#"Somebody" Wendi Williams (2:33)
#"Twelve Cylinders" Bill Elliott (3:39)
#"You Do Something to Me" Wendi Williams (2:19)
#"Zoot Suit for My Sunday Gal" Wendi Williams (3:28)
#"That's All" Wendi Williams (2:34)
#"Streamliner" Bill Elliott (3:49)
#"First Telephone" Elmer Bernstein (2:05)
#"Try Again" Elmer Bernstein (1:17)
#"No Song" Elmer Bernstein (1:18)
#"Dorothy" Elmer Bernstein (2:04)
Awards and nominations
'2000 Black Reel Awards'
* Best ActressHalle Berry ('won')
* Best Film ('won')
* Best Supporting ActorObba Babatund (nominated)
* Best Supporting ActorBrent Spiner (nominated)
'2000 Directors Guild of America'
* Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for TelevisionMartha 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 MovieHalle Berry ('won')
* Outstanding Choreography (nominated)
* Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a SpecialMartha Coolidge (nominated)
* Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieKlaus 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 TVHalle 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 TVKlaus Maria Brandauer (nominated)
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* Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic SpecialHalle Berry ('won')
* Outstanding Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic Special ('won')
* Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie/Miniseries/Dramatic SpecialObba Babatund (nominated)
'2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards'
* Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or MiniseriesHalle Berry ('won')
References
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