The troubled life of Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-American woman to garner an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress (for CARMEN JONES) is dramatized in this fine made-for-HBO film from director Coolidge (RAMBLING ROSE). Gorgeous Berry shines as Dandridge in a role she seems born to play. Dandridge's close relationship with her manager (Spiner) is examined, as is her affair with director Otto Preminger, along with her first marriage to dancer Harold Nicholas, with whom she gave birth to a mentally disabled daughter. Aside from her personal struggles, the film also demonstrates the rampant racism of 1950's Hollywood which she had to endure throughout her short career.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Single Side - Single Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Cast & Crew Biographies

Halle Berry: Oscar winning actress, MONSTER'S BALL
Brent Spiner: Actor, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
Klaus Maria Brandauer: Austrian Actor
Obba Babatunde: Star, FLIP THE SCRIPT (2006)

Martha Coolidge: American Director