Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Brief Synopsis
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Story of singer/actor Dorothy Dandridge (1923-65), who rose to fame in the 1950s with roles in such films as "Carmen Jones" (1954), for which she was the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award, and "Porgy and Bess" (1959). She died at the age of 42 after her career and per
Cast & Crew
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Martha Coolidge
Director
F William Parker
Tom Virtue
Aiysha Sinclair
Dwain Perry
Tamara Taylor
Film Details
Also Known As
Angel Face: The Dorothy Dandridge Story, Dorothy Dandridge, Dorothy Dandridge Story, The
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1999
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 1m
Synopsis
Story of singer/actor Dorothy Dandridge (1923-65), who rose to fame in the 1950s with roles in such films as "Carmen Jones" (1954), for which she was the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award, and "Porgy and Bess" (1959). She died at the age of 42 after her career and personal life went into a tailspin in the early 1960s.
Director
Martha Coolidge
Director
Cast
F William Parker
Tom Virtue
Aiysha Sinclair
Dwain Perry
Tamara Taylor
Mik Scriba
Clinton Derricks-carroll
Klaus Maria Brandauer
William Atherton
Chaz Monet
Sarah Scott Davis
Brent Spiner
Brian Hatton
Tim Snowber
Lead Person
M J Sawyer
Nicholas Hormann
Billy Mayo
Ben Brown
Raphael Sbarge
Jon Lindstrom
Halle Berry
Obba Babatundé
Andrew Hibbard
Alexis Carrington
James Krag
Latanya Richardson
Michael Laskin
Clement Von Franckenstein
Robin Vaughn
Loretta Devine
Mark Bramhall
Lee Allan
Guy Torry
Andre Carthen
Margaret Easley
Renton Kirk
Darrian C Ford
Robert Phelps
Larry Poindexter
D.b. Sweeney
Jon Mack
Irene Roseen
Ken Michelman
Cynda Williams
Brad Parker
Sharon Brown
Kerri Randles
Don Gettinger
Joanne Baron
Crew
Scott Abbott
Screenplay
Larry Y Albucher
Producer
Larry Y Albucher
Unit Production Manager
Michael Babcock
Sound Effects Editor
Lafaye Baker
Stunt Coordinator
Sidney R. Baldwin
Photography
David Beadle
Dialogue Editor
Vinlyn Beckles
Assistant
Jennifer M Bell
Hair Stylist
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music
Elmer Bernstein
Music
Halle Berry
Executive Producer
Shawn Blakeman
Electrician
Kim Blank
Choreographer
Danny Brazen
Grip
Michael Broomberg
Foley Artist
Cary Butler
Foley Mixer
Lucinda Campbell
Costume Supervisor
Hazel Catmull
Hair Stylist
Aleta Chappelle
Casting
Vincent Cirrincione
Executive Producer
Renee M Clare
Assistant Location Manager
Tim Clark
Matte Painter
William Clevenger
Camera Operator
Scott Cohn
Accountant
Loren Corl
Key Grip
Andy Crawford
Grip
Brian A Deitch
On-Set Dresser
Dhamarata G. Dhiensuwana
Key Grip
Kathy Durning
Music Editor
David Eck
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lisa Edmondson
Assistant
Pete Elia
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John M. Elliott Jr.
Makeup
Arlene Encell
Assistant
Andrew M Endsley
Props Assistant
Louie Escobar
Other
Sam Escobar
Grip
Moctesuma Esparza
Executive Producer
Stephen Fitzmaurice
Other
Mark P. Freeman
Electrician
Steve Frohardt
Best Boy Grip
Larry Goeb
Dialogue Editor
Kathrine Gordon
Hair Stylist
Anthony Gore
Post-Production Coordinator
Bill Greenberg
Electrician
Robbie Greenberg
Director Of Photography
Robert Greenfield
Set Decorator
Rod Gregory
On-Set Dresser
Cajun Guilbeau
Craft Service
David Hankins
Sound Supervisor
Alan Heim
Editor
Sonya Henry
Dialogue Editor
Loren Hillebrand
Grip
Mark S Hoerr
Post-Production Supervisor
Simon Jarvis
Assistant Camera Operator
Robert Katz
Executive Producer
Virginia Kearns
Hair Stylist
Doug Kent
Adr Supervisor
Renton Kirk
Casting Associate
Shelley Komarov
Costume Designer
Jamie Lagerhausen
Grip
Pam Leonte
Script Supervisor
Josh Levy
Sound
Karl Linde
Assistant Camera Operator
Lesa Lotito
Casting Associate
Helen Lutrell
Dialogue Editor
David Macmillan
Sound Mixer
Lishune Mahone
Other
Kal Manning
Lighting Technician
Ryan P Manning
Electrician
Harrison Marsh
Boom Operator
Jerry L. Marshall
Grip
Art Martin
Steadicam Operator
Zelda Mattox
Transportation Captain
Joshua Maurer
Executive Producer
Chris Mcgeary
Music Editor
Scott Mcgeo
Dolly Grip
Wanja Mcintyre
Choreographer
Stacey Michaels
Adr Mixer
Eric Miller
Assistant
Earl Mills
Book As Source Material
David Moll
Property Master
Matthew Moriarty
Assistant Camera Operator
Christopher Allen Nelson
Special Effects
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Pat O'mara
Grip
Chemen Ochoa
Assistant Director
Kaaren F Ochoa
Assistant Director
Eric Oliver
Assistant Director
Guy B Owens
On-Set Dresser
Dale Perry
Foley Artist
Mark A Powell
Construction Coordinator
Kristen Pratt
Set Designer
Lisa Quercioli
Costumes
Katherine Rees
Hair Stylist
Shonda Rhimes
Screenplay
Deborah Ricketts
Film Research
Robin A Roberts
Costumes
Phil Robinson
Assistant Director
Margaret Rogers
Costumes
Ira Stanley Rosenstein
Location Manager
Robert Rothbard
Unit Production Manager
Darlene Salinas
Art Department Coordinator
Xavier C Salinas
Production Coordinator
Jeff Sawyer
Sound Effects Editor
Matt Schatz
Color Timer
John Michael Schenk
Props Assistant
Edward Schiff
Foreman
Jim Selzer
Assistant Location Manager
Edna M Sheen
Makeup
Matt Shepherd
On-Set Dresser
Shana A Sigmond
Swing Gang
Mario Simon
Transportation Coordinator
Frank Smathers
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Snell
Makeup
Tony Solomons
Assistant Editor
Miles O'fun Sound
Sound
James Spencer
Production Designer
Larry Stensvold
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Susan Sullivan
Other
Edward Tamayo
On-Set Dresser
Bruce Tanis
Sound Effects Editor
Victor Thiensuwana
Grip
Leslie Thomas
Art Director
F. Laini Thompson
Makeup
Ron Trost
Special Effects
Robin Urdang
Music Supervisor
Dan Wallin
Sound
Wendi Williams
Other
Nita Wilson
Production Supervisor
Sally Young
Unit Production Manager
Scott Young
Best Boy
Film Details
Also Known As
Angel Face: The Dorothy Dandridge Story, Dorothy Dandridge, Dorothy Dandridge Story, The
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1999
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 1m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video February 8, 2000
Aired in United States August 21, 1999
Aired in United States August 1999
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival (Opening Night) in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 4-8, 1999.
Began shooting September 29, 1998.
