An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.

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Cast

Halle Berry

Dorothy Dandridge

Brent Spiner

Earl Mills

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Otto Preminger

Obba Babatundé

Harold Nicholas

Loretta Devine

Ruby Dandridge

Cynda Williams

Vivian Dandridge

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Auntie

Tamara Taylor

Geri Nicholas

William Atherton

Darryl Zanuck

D. B. Sweeney

Jack Denison

Halle Berry — Dorothy Dandridge

Halle Maria Berry (/ˈhæli/ HAL-ee; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, becoming Miss Ohio in 1986, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant of 1986, and placing sixth in Miss World 1986. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang (1992), alongside Eddie Murphy, whi

Brent Spiner — Earl Mills

Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day, both in 1996, earned him a Saturn Award and Saturn Award nomination respectively.

Klaus Maria Brandauer — Otto Preminger

Klaus Maria Brandauer (Austrian German: [klaʊs maˈriːa ˈbrandaʊɐ]; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June, 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar.