Directed by:
Martha CoolidgeCinematography:
Robbie GreenbergComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Obba Babatundé, Loretta Devine, Cynda Williams, Tamara Taylor, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, D.B. Sweeney (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Halle Berry
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Klaus Maria Brandauer
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Loretta Devine
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Cynda Williams
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Tamara Taylor
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Larry Poindexter
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