Dorothy: It [prejudice] is such a waste. It makes you logy and half-alive. It gives you nothing. It takes away.
Dorothy: If I were white, I could capture the world.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6719 Hollywood Boulevard.
Her favorite food was chitterlings and greens, which she ate only once a week.
She was first choice for the role of Cleopatra but ultimately the role went to Elizabeth Taylor.
Madame Sul-Te-Wan was not Dorothy's real life grandmother as is often rumored. It is suggested that this rumor started because she played her grandmother in the film "Carmen Jones".
She won a Golden Globe for her performance in "Porgy and Bess".
She was thought to have suffered from bipolar disorder.
She started her acting career at the age of 13.
She is the sister of Vivian Dandridge.
Halle Berry is noted for her striking resemblance to Dorothy.
She auditioned for the lead role in "Carmen Jones" in full costume and character.
She once dated actor Peter Lawford.
Otto told Dorothy she wasn't right for the lead role in "Carmen Jones".
She was the first black woman to perform at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
Dorothy's desire to go solo is the reason she and her sister split up as a group.
She once dated music composer Phil Moore.
She once dated Otto Preminger.
She is portrayed by Halle Berry in her biographical film, "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge".
She was thought to have suffered from manic depression.
Her first marriage was to Harold Nicholas.
She hated singing in nightclubs and cabaret.
She started singing in her church's choir.
She was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award in the Best Actress category and the third African American to receive a nomination in any category overall.
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