Halle Berry couldn’t hold on to a dress that once belonged to her idol Dorothy Dandridge after noticing the strange affect it had on her life.

Dorothy Dandridge was a noted performer and actress with a career spanning from the mid 1930s to the early sixties, though her greatest successes in film came in the 1950s.

Dorothy Dandridge was born on November 9, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother, actress Ruby Dandridge, left Dorothy's father while she was pregnant, so Dorothy never knew him.

In Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy, the star and cowriter Earl Conrad recall a singular Hollywood life cut devastatingly short.

In 1955, Dorothy Dandridge was the first Black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, for her groundbreaking role in 'Carmen Jones.' Despite the achievement, she died penniless and all but ...

A Hollywood Hills home once owned by actress Dorothy Dandridge has sold for $2,394,000. The restored 1920s Mediterranean house includes three bedrooms, five bathrooms and 4,368 square feet of ...

Berry had always felt a connection with the late performer and describes the moment when Dandridge’s manager gave Berry a dress to try on.

Instead, Dandridge is shown sitting sedately on her couch as she describes her confrontation with Preminger in a phone conversation.

10 Movie Sets That Were (Allegedly) Haunted 2. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge You may not have heard of the film, but you need to know about the story behind it.

Dorothy Dandridge was born on November 9, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother, actress Ruby Dandridge, left Dorothy's father while she was pregnant, so Dorothy never knew him.