Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Jean Dandridge
Dottie, Dottie Mae, Miss D, Bessie Mae, The Black Bombshell
Dorothy Daindridge
The Dandridge Sisters
November 9, 1922
Cleveland, Ohio
September 8, 1965
West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
accidental overdose
42 years and 303 days
5’ 5” (1.65 m)
Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Academy Award Nominations (Winner marker =  winner  ):
Best Actress. Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones, Otto Preminger Productions; 20th Century-Fox.

1 Nomination