Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is a television film directed by Martha Coolidge. Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1998, the film was aired in the United States on August 21, 1999. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film is marketed with the tagline: "Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.

quick facts
Release date:August 14, 1999
Directed by:Martha Coolidge
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:120 Minutes
Producer:Larry Y Albucher, Halle Berry
Music by:Elmer Bernstein
Screenplay by:Earl Mills, Shonda Rhimes, Scott Abbott
Estimated budget:$9,200,000
Genre:Biography

Award-winners from Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Character:Dorothy Dandridge
Born:August 14, 1966

Cast of Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine
Born:August 21, 1949
Age:62
D. B. Sweeney
D. B. Sweeney
Born:November 14, 1961
Age:50
William Atherton
William Atherton
Born:July 30, 1947
Age:64
Brent Spiner
Brent Spiner
Earl Mills
Born:February 2, 1949
Age:63
Obba Babatunde
Obba Babatunde
Born:December 1, 1951
Age:60
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Born:June 22, 1943
Age:68

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie, Halle Berry
2000 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Halle Berry
2000 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Movie, Halle Berry
1999 ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Television Movie or Mini-Series, James Spencer
2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, Robert Greenfield
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YearAward Nomination
2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie, Halle Berry
2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie, Klaus Maria Brandauer
2000 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Halle Berry
2000 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Klaus Maria Brandauer
2000 Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film, Larry Y Albucher
1999 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Film/Miniseries, Martha Coolidge
2000 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Movie, Halle Berry
1999 ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Television Movie or Mini-Series, James Spencer
2000 Satellite Award for Best Television Film, HBO Films
2000 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, Halle Berry
2000 Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, Brent Spiner
2000 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, A. Leslie Thomas
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Film director of Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Martha Coolidge
Martha Coolidge
Born: August 17, 1946
Age: 65

Martha Coolidge is a film and television director, producer and screenwriter.

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