- Films
- 11
- Avg rating
- 6.70
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Dorothy by the numbers
Average
6.70
4 rated films
Vote weighted
6.71
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.43
rating spread
Career
19y
1941 to 1959
Total votes
16.4K
across every film
Best
7.1
Sun Valley Serenade
Worst
6.1
Island in the Sun
Newest first
Filmography
| 1959 | Porgy and Bess | Bess | 6.9 | 2,134 |
| 1958 | Tamango | Aïché - la maîtresse de Reinker | · | 483 |
| 1958 | The Decks Ran Red | Mahia | · | 678 |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun | Margot Seaton | 6.1 | 1,605 |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones | Carmen Jones | 6.7 | 6,488 |
| 1953 | Bright Road | Jane Richards | · | 920 |
| 1953 | Remains to Be Seen | Dorothy Dandridge | · | 264 |
| 1951 | The Harlem Globetrotters | Ann Carpenter | · | 278 |
| 1951 | Tarzan's Peril | Melmendi, Queen of the Ashuba | · | 705 |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana | Felice | · | 621 |
| 1941 | Sun Valley Serenade | Specialty | 7.1 | 2,220 |
Better together?
Dorothy Dandridge's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Dorothy Dandridge
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1955Dorothy Dandridge
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