1999 Biography, A&E A minute and a half to two minutes is missing....will upload another version with the minutes that are missing soon!
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@KourtneeMonroe8 жыл бұрын
Dorothy paved the way for some many black actresses today. I loved her as a child and always will.
@pinkyproblems64807 жыл бұрын
Kourtnee Monroe ikr too bad so many black girls rep Monroe. When we have always had her.
@deadpoolrx56257 жыл бұрын
Nina Soares Yeah! I betcha she always indicated she was mixed"instead of saying she was black!
@Lee-ed4zu7 жыл бұрын
By sleeping with men for roles
@jessicah56596 жыл бұрын
lalaboo grey this is why black ppl can't get their shit together. This whole fucking comment section is fucking why.
@ThisIsJ.Nicole5 жыл бұрын
She was surrounded by SO many toxic people
@zazabrown7324 жыл бұрын
Which star from that time and after wasn't surrounded by toxic people?
@AirlineInsider4 жыл бұрын
Lord, if this ain't the truth....
@gregbrown55544 жыл бұрын
facts Z
@lagosfury5142 Жыл бұрын
That doesnt seem to be the issue here...its her OWN demons that was her downfall
@tigerladylily7 жыл бұрын
NEVER DEPEND ON MAN'S LOVE & ATTENTION, IT WILL DESTROY YOU.
@suejuede5256 жыл бұрын
in my opinion there is no such thing as "Love"from a man for a woman"....it is merely a "Testosterone Rush"...that is why, after a woman loses her youth, beauty and sex appeal...a man can dump his wife of (20) yrs. for a younger girl.
@suejuede5256 жыл бұрын
Oh, what makes (1) an Authority on such a matter ?
@lymanevolution11886 жыл бұрын
Lily Ahn hi cutie!
@jcnashjcnashpr20116 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, that's just the truth!
@nikkitaylor416 жыл бұрын
exactly, thats what damaged her the attention she wanted and need from a man made her totally broke and dead, all the great ones and icons have way too low self esteem its sad.
@seatedinhim7 жыл бұрын
this is so troubling . .I hate racism and bad parenting and selfish men ...I just wish I could hug her
@mikecarter52757 жыл бұрын
Kristi Smedley you hate Racism, bad parenting and selfish men ? ?? ...... that just about covers the whole human race
@christophepena94507 жыл бұрын
Mike Carter
@valarmorghulis37736 жыл бұрын
Mike Carter bruh😭😭😭
@grandma6516 жыл бұрын
Kristi Smedley Me too
@tanya45345 жыл бұрын
@2012endofanerror i think when she pointed out "bad parenting", she was referring to her mom.
@music7338 жыл бұрын
What is so sad is so many beautiful women have such a hard time loving themselves. Until you love you there is no loving another. We have to do a better job of seeing the beauty in ourselves. That is the only way to overcome. View your own self worth. We all have value. Remember to look within and believe in you!!!
@peakey16516 жыл бұрын
michael driver ummmnm yeah facts yet you need to take in account the times it was different you nor I know how it was to live at that time
@baberina15 жыл бұрын
Hajia oh yea, times don't change, look at all these young stars, or stars controlled by Hollywood, with drugs, alcohol and money. ...perfect example... Britney Spears. times might change, but people don't.
@septiawoman76875 жыл бұрын
It was a different era but racism existed as it does TODAY. In today's who's who of prominent BLACK actors, celebrities, etc. not many are willing to step outside the system of white supremacy to help elevate their own. These individuals are too entrenched in helping this system to survive and do not not KNOW who they are. Sad. As long as they and "white identified" individuals refuse to see this, this system and society will always remain unbalanced.
@reneehoney73555 жыл бұрын
If a man doesn't wear it out with babies and sex.
@Akinsh585 жыл бұрын
@@septiawoman7687 NO... I came out of the early 50's. Racism is not the Same. It's taken on a different hue and still very much exists...but the oppression of those times were in your face (regarding marriage, career and even socio-economic order). DD was one of a kind, yet Always trapped by race and circumstances.
@dominiquelewisjennings732710 жыл бұрын
Dorothy Was classy beautiful actress & I think Halle barry was the perfect choice For Dorotyy
@denisepaulsen69445 жыл бұрын
Halle Berry? worst actress ever
@boogiesmamagraham82655 жыл бұрын
Yes, Halle, Did An Amazin Job Playin Dorothy!!💙💙
@dionnecarter48655 жыл бұрын
I AGREE HALLE BERRY WAS THE BEST CHOICE FOR THE ROLL
@MariaMaria-wv1sy5 жыл бұрын
Dominique Lewis Jennings Why do use the word Classy, and why do other people refer to some people that have money as being Classy?
@rhondae82225 жыл бұрын
@@denisepaulsen6944 , One of the worst if not the worst.
@uniquelydesignedtv58785 жыл бұрын
After watching this, I've learned to chase after God not people. People disappoint.
@nhistymehewill38315 жыл бұрын
Amen...
@kelloggs54735 жыл бұрын
It is okay to chase after Mister Fred Rogers.
@katc23454 жыл бұрын
put your money on an animal every time and youll never know a regret!
@sophisticatedmm36324 жыл бұрын
YES put God 1st & he'll bless you with a mate/ significant other
@beverlywaits76634 жыл бұрын
Victoria Nkemadu really,you had to watch that, Someone should have taught you to chase God when you first could speak, Not at all trying to judge you, Just merely stating 🙏🏾😊
@cortlandhunter17949 жыл бұрын
I am so glad Diahann Carrol and Nichelle Nichols were interviewed for this!
@LEGENDPantherJennings8 жыл бұрын
me too
@SagesseNoir5 жыл бұрын
Ms. Carol, a lovely woman in her own right, appeared with Dorothy in CARMEN JONES.
@sylviaharveywilliams15775 жыл бұрын
I. LOVE. HER.
@BruinPhD20095 жыл бұрын
Cortland Hunter I never realized how much her story paralleled that of Lena Horne. Two talented women pushed by mothers who found the strength to defy the standards Hollywood set for Black performers at the time.
@SJ-co2gg4 жыл бұрын
@Wagner PD 35:55
@pretentia69777 жыл бұрын
im related to her. she is my great grandmas first cousin. my mom has lots of vids and pics of her. my family love and remember her so much cos she was so beautiful and unique
@pretentia69777 жыл бұрын
and nope shes not mixed. we share a white great great something grand father, he was the plantation owner and had kids with one of our great grandmothers. but she is mostly black
@Redd91ful6 жыл бұрын
Nicki Williams you might have a descent, but honey you aren't mixed. 2 black parents & a great great something grandfather whose white, doesn't make you mixed.
@dontbelongherefromanotherp98076 жыл бұрын
Nicki Williams so true, because having another admixture from another race changes genetics. Most, if not all, Afro Americans are mixed race
@sugarbear91186 жыл бұрын
pretentia Where is your pretty picture? You’re your related Right? So Funny
@skinnybootyme6946 жыл бұрын
Makaveli Thadon 😂😂😂😂 be nice
@awg70687 жыл бұрын
It didn't help that she was raised by a narcissistic nightmare of a mother, and deprived of her father's love and upbringing. She chose every significant romantic relationship she had on people who were also evil narcissists, the poor Dear.
@jessicafashionlover21485 жыл бұрын
back then laws were horrible her father couldnt get no help nowadays ruby woulda been arrested for kidnapping
@Tantamani5 жыл бұрын
So true. Her mother was punishing her father. I believe she was jealous of the love he had for his daughters and they probably favored him more. The cruelest thing she did was purposely give him the wrong date of Dorothy’s funeral.
@PaperMario645 жыл бұрын
That tends to happen when children are raised by narcissists
@deborah5coles2785 жыл бұрын
@@lakeyshavaughn8066 outta
@ThisIsJ.Nicole5 жыл бұрын
It's very sad.
@bluedreamer50007 жыл бұрын
Why does everyone think that she was mixed?? both her mother and father had dark skin and both of her grandparents were black. Just because she has light brown skin and a thin nose, that means she's mixed ?? She's black people, not biracial. Deal with it.
@Blezzedladi7 жыл бұрын
bluedreamer5000 according to the biography I read her mother was of Spanish and Indian descent and her father was Jamaican
@sayji50767 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Peache I think her mother was full black
@Blezzedladi7 жыл бұрын
Sa123 justme ok
@lorenzasimmons40267 жыл бұрын
bluedreamer5000
@tev48237 жыл бұрын
that sounds about right. her mother was beautiful too. i'd always thought she was half white, but clearly they were often powdering her face.
@Myserieden10 жыл бұрын
Love the speech of people from that Era. The dialect is smooth, clean, and husky.
@theproplady10 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for Dorothy's father, having his kids ripped away from him like that. They were literally kidnapped from him!
@LaShantellWilliams9 жыл бұрын
Yes, i agree he seemed like a man that just wanted to take care if his girls, but their mother selfishly withheld those privelages, depriving them of their father loving them and nurturing them. This led Dorothy's destiny astray as she pursued men to fill that empty place. Lord have mercy. Her life could have been so different if her mom wasnt fighting her own demons.
@hatsheshupt19 жыл бұрын
LaShantell Monique her mother was a selfish Pisces bitch
@LEGENDPantherJennings8 жыл бұрын
+Hat Sheshupt I Agree her mother was a bitter selfish bitch
@LEGENDPantherJennings7 жыл бұрын
i agree he just wanted his daughters
@reshmadewkalie31107 жыл бұрын
theproplady i
@moonlightrai9 жыл бұрын
Her comment about racial prejudice is so true -- It takes, and gives nothing. It makes a person half alive. So true.
@SagesseNoir9 жыл бұрын
it is still true.
@christinewhite95166 жыл бұрын
moonlightrai you and
@suejuede5256 жыл бұрын
I hate to burst everyon'es bubble...about only "Whites" in the Movie / Music Ind. being the only fault of Beautiful & talented Black Artists, being shot down from their deserved positions...what about"Mary Wilson"... of Mo Town, ..during the 1960's...She was the "True"..first big recording star at Mo Town....and the Presdident .of Mo Town..."Mr.Berry Gordy"...was whom suppressed"Mary Wilson's career, and pushed her down and aside, so he could push the Supremes" to the front line...I am white I was a great fan of The Supremes, however ma and lots of other kids also were great fans of "Mary Wilson,"whom got a bum deal from "Gordy" and"Mo Town". ....
@ccinstlouis6 жыл бұрын
When you let it take control over you, yes that statement is true.
@eenjen6 жыл бұрын
Sue Juede yeah but look at who was the real owner of Barry Gordy?...Esau
@SagesseNoir9 жыл бұрын
Poor Dorothy was a troubled soul; beautiful and talented, but tormented.
@KA4383T8 жыл бұрын
Dorothy lived better than 90% of average whites and blacks especially in the 1960s. Tired of these horror stories. Living in the southern was hell!!! Dorothy achieves everything- fame, wealth, and health. She did those horror things on her accord.
@SagesseNoir8 жыл бұрын
Nonsense
@EricaYE67 жыл бұрын
@SagesseNoir lol I don't believe KA4383T has a single clue what it was like to be Black during those times. Blacks caught hell all over, especially in Hollywood. Imagine giving your all and being the best and still not being able to catch a break because of your skin. No one on this page knows the depths of her suffering and could only wish to be as strong as her.
@SagesseNoir7 жыл бұрын
Dorothy, in those days, was lucky to have gotten as far as she did. She was extremely talented but living in Jim Crow America.
@cynthiazimmerman7516 жыл бұрын
So true
@majorpayne13210 жыл бұрын
Dorothy Dandridge is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Liz Taylor is Beautiful too but Dorothy is something else:)
@fresh59595 жыл бұрын
Jimi Hendrix why must you put one women down to build another one up ? Just simply say she is the most beautiful women you have ever seen leave out the put down of Liz .... it’s not a good look .......it’s a problem that runs deep in ... well I’ll leave it at that your not ready to go that deep
@salmasings95745 жыл бұрын
Angela Bassett knocks them both out of the water
@dollydagger43065 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@sdanzey69625 жыл бұрын
@@fresh5959 because he can
@fresh59595 жыл бұрын
Shameeka Danzey cuz he is a dick yes
@artbrown88099 жыл бұрын
Beautiful souls always seem to tote the load. Thanks for sharing. Peace to you and all.
@driamorgan9 жыл бұрын
I think she beautiful and ahead of time.
@winterbutterfly90968 жыл бұрын
+Shondria Morgan , not at all ahead of her time. People like her, never are. They are the ones in the right place, at the right time ... it's the rest of the world that are behind. Sadly, people like her, who've had to bang and knock down doors always end up paying a heavy price for those who will inevitably come after them. They make it easier for others, like a sacrifice if you will, but the burden they carry for doing so is the heaviest load for anyone who's blessed enough, "or cursed enough" to carry it. I never think of her fall toward the end, I just marvel and APPRECIATE how long she stayed strong and carried the weight of it all. Enormously remarkable woman.
@EricaYE67 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Beyonce stole a lot of her swag.
@donliberacesammyd15556 жыл бұрын
Black is Beautiful her you all of you
@katiejus-katie8565 жыл бұрын
She broke do many barriers, yet it saddens me how much pain she endured. She is a legend by all rights❣️
@Marsena7 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful, talented woman! She went through SO much! What a nasty, perverted woman Neva was. Thank God Dorothy got away from her!
@stephanieeason99835 жыл бұрын
Amen
@bisedwards69855 жыл бұрын
Evil mother allowing her lesbian lover to torment (rape) her daughter.
@leomartin59654 жыл бұрын
Shit $3,500 a week back then.....in the 50's....thats great money now.
@leomartin59654 жыл бұрын
Why all the super hot ones had to go out like that. Her and vanity?
@EYE_GOTCHA2 жыл бұрын
@@leomartin5965 Yes, but what a price to pay for it. 😬
@girlmeetsreality46447 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful women you'll ever see.
@thomaswoods7315 жыл бұрын
O' HI IT'S ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING SHE'S WAS GLAMOROUS IN MY BOOK/ MS.HALLE BERRY PUTS ME IN THE MIND OF MS. DANDRIDGE TOO" ME L♡VE THEM BOTH AND YOUR COMMENT IS JUST AS BRIGHT, LET US ENJOY LIFE AND LIVE IT WITH WARM HEARTS TAKE IT EASY"*¿*"
@niecyellieree36115 жыл бұрын
Janet Jackson looks just like her that’s who should have done her biography
@chocolatecake99305 жыл бұрын
@@thomaswoods731 Yea both used and abused by white men. Neither would be my role model. Beauty with no brains.
@ashleykorons58715 жыл бұрын
RealityBitesGirl stop fucking lying
@michaelacollins96945 жыл бұрын
She was 😍 simply Gorgeous
@DTWrites1books8 жыл бұрын
Such a sad life. She reminds me of Marilyn Monroe in regards to her issues with men and struggles to be happy.
@miabia55256 жыл бұрын
DTWrites1 she was in a sense but couldn’t get as much credit
@rachelhowarb17966 жыл бұрын
DD an MM were besties back then, they shared the same plight when it came to men, in that they had trust an love issues
@kathleengleason98055 жыл бұрын
I agree untreated mental emotional n men's abuse n literally sucking up their special beauty God help them it's repeated too much
@mrjamila885 жыл бұрын
I could be wrong, but I think they did meet in real life or knew of each other.
@jasminedaniels73555 жыл бұрын
@@mrjamila88 they were close friends!
@Michelle-jz8vl6 жыл бұрын
Gosh Her daughter was beautiful.
@mjscarousal9 жыл бұрын
She was far more beautiful and talented than Marilyn Monroe and I think even Marilyn herself knew that which is why she admired her.
@josnaz19 жыл бұрын
+eletric .lady Dorothy was more beautiful and talented because her beauty wasn't artificial, as Marilyn's was (which peeps tend to forget), and some of Marilyn's talent was actually her physical attractiveness. Dorothy's talent had nothing to do with her physical self.
@SagesseNoir8 жыл бұрын
+eletric .lady Which makes it all the more ironic that I see young blacks (mostly female) wearing Marilyn tops or T-shirts, but no pictures of Dorothy Dandridge on their attire.
@naturalclassviews40628 жыл бұрын
+SagesseNoir I was just saying this...I just started having my own novelty shirts made with dorothy on it
@SagesseNoir8 жыл бұрын
Natural Class Views Nice idea.
@andrika19908 жыл бұрын
+SagesseNoir yeah even Nicki Minaj a black woman in the industry herself has claimed Marilyn as her influence. so that's why women like her wear bleach blonde wigs and weave.
@MrMusickid2311 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it have been great if Dorothy lived long enough, to tell her own story? But I appreciate you for uploading this!
@SD-vm9po5 жыл бұрын
Halle Berry was the right fit for this role!😍
@chantelletucker63855 жыл бұрын
May be so but there were many full black actresses that could of also played the part and did a good job I'm not taking nothing away from Halle berry she did a good job but goes to show nothing as changed in the industry
@theintrovert11295 жыл бұрын
Chantelle Tucker yeah but Halle fit perfect..
@Michelle-pn9xt5 жыл бұрын
@@chantelletucker6385 What do you mean when you say that nothing has changed?
@Dreamskater1005 жыл бұрын
@@Michelle-pn9xt Maybe that they stick to 1 well know actor & not choose new comers maybe? I'm not sure either.
@cookiemelonfunz50655 жыл бұрын
She really was
@jeronimosati40807 жыл бұрын
She was absolutely gorgeous and beautiful
@sherrelljames79308 жыл бұрын
her and Marilyn Monroe lived similar lives, as far as the depression and abuse of pills
@dwightplock11626 жыл бұрын
Sherrell James and both died at the same age
@daniellalee36286 жыл бұрын
they were bffs too
@sugarbear91186 жыл бұрын
Sherrell James Marilyn was treated with respect!
@jujubee902757 жыл бұрын
no one comes close to her beauty!
@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush6 жыл бұрын
Hyun Joo Kim I do! :p we look alike kinda
@alicaalicewonderland98446 жыл бұрын
morenazo952 Alisha key's and Aliyah dose
@alicaalicewonderland98446 жыл бұрын
XxShadowvalkyriexX lmao hahaha😂😂😂😂
@gloriabradford74016 жыл бұрын
A very beautiful and classy lady. Today she would have been very successful. Born before her time. I wish she could have found true happiness instead of so much tradgedy.
@nitelite7456 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@shay84776 жыл бұрын
Dorothy and Marylin were the best of friends! Let’s appreciate them both!
@queenlo29436 жыл бұрын
I love learning about talented Black people. Black people have been talented for years and those before us have paved the way for the next generation and generations to come. Thank You Dorothy Dandridge. You were truly a talented Black Queen.
@perceptionmanagement2116 Жыл бұрын
Kween! We wuz kangs!!!
@lukfletch35065 жыл бұрын
😬 my face when I see brown people wearing Marilyn Monroe shirts as opposed to Dorothy Dandridge.
@shancr14245 жыл бұрын
My FACE ALSO!! I don't GET IT!!
@RoyalBlood235 жыл бұрын
Maybe because she was wiped from history but Marilyn was mummified into history to remain relevant
@shancr14245 жыл бұрын
@@RoyalBlood23 YEAH YEAH SHE SHOWED ASS MORE THATS ALL..Slept around...Most Caucasian girls did that back then more than EVER!
@MsAppleofhiseye5 жыл бұрын
Because most don't know about her. I used to love mm, but when I really found out who she was and what she stood for, I had to stop flaunting the image. DD I like her and she is way more prettier and talented than mm. I found out about DD about 20 years ago and was amazed at her beauty and style. After watching this refresher, she's not one I want to emulate in some way either.
@melani41115 жыл бұрын
I have been looking for one everywhere and i cant find one. I may have to get it Custom made
@itsjemmabond10 жыл бұрын
Right woman. Right place. Wrong time.
@BroccoliBeefed9 жыл бұрын
Probably would have had more luck if she moved and defected to France like Josephine did
@itsjemmabond9 жыл бұрын
BroccoliBeefed ...which was exactly what her ex-husband did.
@DesignzRUs9 жыл бұрын
BroccoliBeefed
@BroccoliBeefed9 жыл бұрын
itsjemmabond Yes, but then how did the Ella Fitzgeralds, etc make it?
@peacenluv81269 жыл бұрын
BroccoliBeefed What a VERY foolish question!!! Ella, was a singer, heaveyset, and not really looked upon as a sex symbol of sorts. It was easier for her to be accepted by White America at that time. With Dorothy's beauty, it was difficult to cast her in roles, as she would not be very believable as a domestic, and unless it was an all-Black film, the times would not let her be cast as a leading lady opposite White actors. She was in the wrong time....today, she would likely have been a very big superstar.
@Clonetrooper113910 жыл бұрын
Breathtaking beauty.
@damienboriciuapa468710 жыл бұрын
she sure was way too young at 40s.so sad. smdh adios 1
@wilhemeniagraham406 жыл бұрын
Clonetrooper1139 woman ok The Baroness and the Butler
@melani41115 жыл бұрын
This is all so sad. I think sometimes men will drive a woman crazy if u let them. Seems she just wanted to be loved.....
@leomartin59654 жыл бұрын
A bitch will steer any gender down the wrong path...like her mother hiding them from their dad and carpet munching her best friend in the company of her pre adolescent daughters in the most socially toxic era for black folks. The first 70 years of the 20th century.
@mbatista58914 жыл бұрын
True. #PinkPill living
@melani41114 жыл бұрын
@John Kimber what reason u think her behavior was this way? Yes true we all should take accountability for our own actions. And think of better ways to cope. Some women dont have that strength unfortunately. In the end she just wanted to be loved by man.
@PearlMinah3 жыл бұрын
@@leomartin5965 this doesn’t make any sense
@solidoldies45733 жыл бұрын
That part ..some men will just tear and abuse.
@Poeticdiva795 жыл бұрын
I'm obsessed with her! She was such an amazing woman. And our birthdays are only a day apart.
@C.kirk12875 жыл бұрын
Dorothy was a stunningly beautiful and gorgeous woman! Thank you Ms. Dorothy for paving the way for black girls like me coming up behind you having dreams of acting, singing, dancing and stardom 🙏🏽 if it wasn’t for you enduring all you did there would be no room for us ❤️🙌🏽 Rest in Love beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
@franquemahee48548 жыл бұрын
I hate to break it to anyone who thinks that Dorothy Dandridge was of mixed race. Both of her parents, Cyril and Ruby were Black. Although it is probably true that Cyril's parents or grandparents were of mixed heritage. But technically is was 100% Black.
@JadaFan4life8 жыл бұрын
Yes both of Dorothy's parents are black but Dorothy is no where near 100% black. Cyril Dandridge was a light skinned black man and his mother Florence Locke-Dandridge looked completely Caucasian; according to Dorothy Hughes McConnell, who was a friend of the family, you couldn't tell she had a single drop of black blood. Florence was also known throughout the Cleveland community for her striking beauty. Dorothy obviously has a substantial amount of white DNA she inherited from Cyril's side of the family. The average African American woman does not have cafe au Lait skin and European facial features, both traits which gave Dorothy crossover appeal with white audiences.
@melissawilliams95417 жыл бұрын
it's in her Autobiography. She was mixed.
@kissedbythesun18477 жыл бұрын
you see the picture of her parents they are black but their grandparents could be mix
@ReneeDreams7 жыл бұрын
I don't mean this in a mean way - but Dorothy was as black as many black Americans. She was not special in this way. There are many black Americans that had a white grandparent or great-grandparent. Based on that theory...50% of black Americans are mixed. If that is what it takes to be mixed - then I am mixed and my skin tone is closer to Kelly Rowland. Most blacks I know fall into this category and yet don't get caught up in labels. They just say they are black and keep it moving.
@JadaFan4life7 жыл бұрын
ReneeDreams Don't be so sure about Dorothy's exact genetic makeup. Henry Louis Gates Jr is 50% white according to his ancestry makeup. Both of his parents are also black. He is also much more ethnic looking then Dorothy Dandridge. Condoleeza Rice was found to be only 51% African when she was subjected to a DNA test. The average African American with two black parents does not resemble Dorothy Dandridge, Jayne Kennedy or Vanessa Williams unless there is a lot of mixture down the line. Dorothy herself even admitted in her autobiography that her success was due in part to her mixed race appearance so I don't know why some black posters get in their feelings and up in arms when people question if Dorothy is mixed....It's ridiculous. No Dorothy is not biracial, but in all likelihood she probably had more European DNA then you think
@ladonnachandler84976 жыл бұрын
She was so incredibly beautiful
@washum547 жыл бұрын
Hope your in Heaven at great peace now.
@SongWars6 жыл бұрын
She was not "mixed" she was a black woman period. Stop believing Wikipedia. You can clearly see this woman has TWO BLACK PARENTS!!!
@gannibalof21st3 жыл бұрын
Wikipedia is operated by troll farm and owned by a billionaire. Which anyone can change information in it without factual evidence. Anyone that Only takes information from wikipedia is a MORON.
@mielissa100ify7 жыл бұрын
Man that's my homie from the five heartbeats
@EricaYE67 жыл бұрын
I know. I had no idea they were the "Nicholas Brothers" and one of them were married to Dorothy Dandridge. Where have I been?! I've been watching "The Five Heartbeats" movie for years!
@kevinrichmond65135 жыл бұрын
andrea B Sarge let me see ya best combination
@SeerofPeace5 жыл бұрын
andrea B 🤣🤣🤣
@elissacooperJustice5 жыл бұрын
Kevin Richmond lol “Come outside and I’ll kick your ass myself” he played his part
@NubYism5 жыл бұрын
@@elissacooperJustice 😂😂😂😂
@mo-wx2ie6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like their daughter had autism.
@EUR0BEAT9 жыл бұрын
Wtf why did it cut off at the end? Just at the most mysterious part!
@Charlise.Evelyn5 жыл бұрын
Yes is there a part 2 anywhere??
@kapitolkitties21499 жыл бұрын
Heard the name before, never new the beautiful courageous life story behind it. I'm now devouring anything and everything Dorothy Dandridge!
@ETFbvbAA7 жыл бұрын
Ahh she's so pretty. So classy and elegant.
@phoenixLeoRising3335 жыл бұрын
Perhaps if she went to the hospital when she first started feeling the labor pains her daughter would have had a different outcome. Dorothy had PTSD for sure. Beautiful woman. Iconic. We are still speaking of her today.
@mayling82075 жыл бұрын
Her husband should have drove her to the hospital instead of going to play golf. He took the car so she had no way to go on her own. He was immature and foolish young man who wasn't interested in being a husband
@NINAYAMINI10 жыл бұрын
so sad she was so beautiful
@damienboriciuapa468710 жыл бұрын
i agree mamita yep died way too young only early or mid forties smh sad ,very adios 1
@MakebyJen6 жыл бұрын
She was so gorgeous with a tragic life her story is so heartbreaking. I wonder whatever happened to her daughter.
@michellebyrd90174 жыл бұрын
Her daughter passed away some years back in a nursing home
@mrt34955 жыл бұрын
I first learned about her when Essence Magazine did an article on her life and career. I was awe struck by her beauty and couldn't believe I had never heard of her before. When I saw Carmen Jones for the first time I went WOW! She is like a dream come to life. I am sure had she lived long enough she would have received endless celebrations for her ground breaking career. Maybe a lifetime achievement Oscar. Or a Kennedy Center tribute.
@HollyandChanel6 жыл бұрын
I have a framed portrait of her in my home. So beautiful and talented. Beloved, Dotty.
@TheLisaJan10 жыл бұрын
she was a great beauty gorgeous woman great actress
@jenjones87717 жыл бұрын
Harolynn was BEAUTIFUL ❤👩👧 I wish it was pictures of her as a adult I know in Dorothy's autobiography it stated she had long hair & inherited her dads height
@denisehester79 жыл бұрын
I wonder why her daughter's father (Nicholas) did not help care for her with the child, he just left and didn't look back!
@SagesseNoir8 жыл бұрын
+Denise Hester They should not have married. Probably they were just too young, somewhere in this film Nicholas admits that he wasn't mature or man enough to handle his responsibilities. But hindsight is 20/20 vision. Too bad he (and she) didn't see that earlier on.
@EricaYE67 жыл бұрын
I guess brothas were trifling back then too.
@SagesseNoir7 жыл бұрын
From the behavior of Dorothy's mother (not to mention the lesbian lover who violated Dorothy) there were sistas who were trifling too.
@AnastasiaLUVSU7 жыл бұрын
Denise Hester The daughter was retarded.
@Kayer7137 жыл бұрын
SagesseNoir But the trifling sistas still took care of their kids instead of abandoning them.
@cuddlesdoll53465 жыл бұрын
I think its messed up how they kept Dorothy Dandridge hidden, but still keep Marilyn Monroe"s legacy alive.
@Nina51444 жыл бұрын
Not hidden - who hid it?
@globalbeliefsbymrs.michael60788 жыл бұрын
Dorothy Dandridge was the most amazing actress but as a divorced parent she that suffered with the guilt of having surrendered her parental rights of her daughter due to financial issues surrounding her not having the income to pay for the stay and maintenance of her TMH (Trainable Mentally Handicap) daughter in facility that takes cares for her child. Dorothy NEVER got over it. Everyday, people are investigated by government agencies regarding whether or not a person is a suitable parent for children that are not disable, but it is rare when a parent loses their disabled child for not being able to afford the facility the houses and care of TMH children. I have a TMH child that isn't in a facility that houses and care for children with extreme disabilities. I believe that such place are very cold and impersonal when it comes to nurturing a TMH child and or children with extreme disabilities. We as people need to support those parents to choose to personally take care of their own TMH and or extremely disabled children. Be there is no place like HOME! God willing we can help that person by simply saying keep your head up you are doing a good job!
@kasharalaquel68527 жыл бұрын
Global Beliefs by Mrs. Michael Joe Jackson
@jillcharlene97007 жыл бұрын
Queen Latifah could be Pearl Bailey's twin!
@SabrinaHendrix.7 жыл бұрын
Jill Charlene 😂😂😂😂
@alicerose72986 жыл бұрын
Have always thought that they favored! You're right :)
@BeeBee-jf7ul6 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@bt09525 жыл бұрын
Queen La is related to Pearl Bailey.
@jayyoung45345 жыл бұрын
@Jill...I'd often thought she'd be the right choice for the role of Bailey should Hollywood or Opray brought the life of Bailey to the screen. By the way, what happened to Latifah? Frankly speaking, I thought her talk show met the mark for those kinds of shows, didn't you?
@Nina5135 жыл бұрын
Had Dorothy's father been in her life, we wouldn't even know her as "Dorothy Dandridge" the entertainer. He would've protected her and sure in the hell wouldn't have agreed to their fame crazy mama selling them off to Hollywood. Let this be a lesson when it comes to who you lay down with and have kids with. Such a tragic life. #RIPDorothy
@vababy456 жыл бұрын
I cant imagine what these people went through. Never depend on others to love you. Love self first.
@godschildyes10 жыл бұрын
AMEN! Dorothy was a natural beauty!
@SagesseNoir7 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Dorothy would have fared better if she had gone to France like Josephine Baker.
@lisapoole12195 жыл бұрын
@@jessicafashionlover2148 how do u kno what dorothy wanted to do?
@pamelaboyd65095 жыл бұрын
SagesseNoir I believe she would have!
@louise-yo7kz5 жыл бұрын
Likely
@jessicafashionlover21485 жыл бұрын
@@lisapoole1219 her beauty told me and josephine came before dorothy
@amycakes68094 жыл бұрын
@Dr. killpatient Dorothy didnt just make movies...so calm the F down.
@amonic.20895 жыл бұрын
Dorothy Dandridge was and is the definition of Iconic. Thank you Ms. Dorothy Dandridge for opening the door for Other BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD with out you there would not be Black Glamorous Actresses that have come after you.
@jeronimosati40807 жыл бұрын
Why all pop star or movie star die alone at the young age in hotel room or alone in they home 🏡 it's very strange
@pico67605 жыл бұрын
Marc Santo rite
@melani41115 жыл бұрын
Hmmm......true....Whitney Houston, amy winehouse, Marilyn Monroe and plenty others
@TheYOLOGirl5 жыл бұрын
@@melani4111 loneliness seems to be 'a safe haven' for the darkness of a lonely life. i watched the movie just now (for the first time) and was compelled to know more. Sad, is just not the word for someone searching and coming up empty. Pouring water into a basket...i echo your response 'hmmm....true'
@lanishajackson26775 жыл бұрын
Comfort and alone
@cristystiles8925 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is very strange. I think the demands of the life of an actress/actor or singer, are so stressful, the artist becomes exhausted and many times slips into depression.
@cecethomas94585 жыл бұрын
Dorothy was a rare Beautiful Brown Sister that every man desired. She did her part in blazing the trail's for other Brown Actor's.She could play any character. I don't care about what I'd said in the video ,I still admire her impeccable acting. Back then they had to do what they had to , to keep food on the table. She may be gone ,but she left her name to carry on. RIP -Dorothy 🎥🎬🎤📣 🎉🎞️📺 🌷🌹💍💎💄👑🖤
@SpiritualLifeCoach436 жыл бұрын
Halle Berry did an excellent job on her movie playing Dorthy Dandridge.
@nelly973810 жыл бұрын
Another tragic product of an overbearing mother who wanted to be an entertainer herself but failed & then puts her beautiful young daughter through hell. Apart from Dorothy,other screen goddesses with the overbearing mother & absent or weak father background were linda darnell, Natalie wood, Yvonne De Carlo to mention a few. They all ended up looking for fathers in the wrong men & having adulterous affairs. It's really not fair what they had to endure but old Hollywood seems filled with stories of exploited young women who were used for their beauty while never making peace with themselves.
@sparx1809 жыл бұрын
Same thing goes on today. Nothing has changed. Dorothy was a beautiful, classy woman. Who, today can say they are classy and beautiful. All we have today is sewage for the most part. Hollywood, has always been run by sickos. Corey Feldman said the biggest problem in Hollywood today is pedophilia and I believe it to be just one of them.
@applejellypucci5 жыл бұрын
How strange, today is Aug 23, 2019, exactly 20 years from the date this episide aired. She was one of a kind, Ms. Dorothy!
@jazzyfayy19837 жыл бұрын
Jack stole all her money and left her.
@GReYSTOKE20129 жыл бұрын
beautiful lady...reminds me of my mother.
@thewetphoenix46806 жыл бұрын
Marylin Monroe got her style from her. She was so beautiful
@Nina51444 жыл бұрын
You know I always thought that Marilyn sounded baby-like similar to Shirley Temple with her pout and little girl voice (although ST WAS a little girl!)
@TYIonDEMAND4 жыл бұрын
THEWET PHOENIX facts
@ckmp4 жыл бұрын
Truth
@ChantellChew4 жыл бұрын
The original Betty Boop
@JadaFan4life10 жыл бұрын
Not to bash Marilyn Monroe but Dorothy didn't have any plastic surgery or any other type of work done either.
@kenise429 жыл бұрын
She was waaaaay too pretty for that Otto guy. She had weird taste in men
@peacenluv81269 жыл бұрын
That quite likely was more for her career aspirations than any true desire...
@deniseneal17516 жыл бұрын
That's because she felt ugly on the INSIDE and her choices in ugly men reflected that
@toniwertman48186 жыл бұрын
Actually knew his son...he would ever talk about it...even in passing
@toniwertman48186 жыл бұрын
These men were powerful. That’s all
@QB424775 жыл бұрын
POWER
@traceywilks92547 жыл бұрын
sad story for a beautiful black actress/singer/dancer lady. rip ❤
@randyheslop31297 жыл бұрын
Tracey Wilks
@tjtaylor34465 жыл бұрын
Oh lord she was BEAUTIFUL!!! And had charisma!!
@cj88036 жыл бұрын
Very sad. She was a very lovely and talented woman.
@aliciamarie11805 жыл бұрын
Ms Dorothy Dandridge You're Beautiful❤ RIP To A Beautiful Soul❤
@BunnyPinkchocolate10 жыл бұрын
so sad what happen to Dorothy she was so beautiful and aspiring. I loved her biography.
@ccaammiinniiito210 жыл бұрын
I have it in my small library. But I'm puzzled why society writer Geri Branton has not jumped into the mix with a friend girl look into her relationship with Dandridge. They were close, after all. And Geri's husband was the Johnny Cochran of his day. We're blessed to have Donald Bogle.
@ccaammiinniiito210 жыл бұрын
Bunny Pink Don't start me, please! I'll talk your ears off. I miss Dot horribly! Let me clarify something, Bunny. Geri Branton's husband is the dynamic Leo Branton. Geri, by the way, was the society writer of the Los Angeles Sentinel under the aegis of the Washingtons. There was so much more to Dot than we were given by "Hollywood." They just didn't have it right. Her material, except for "Island in the Sun," was lousy and didn't showcase her talent. Bunny, I disagree with the person above in the video. Hollywood was not a walk in the park for anyone. True enough, the brand was light skin. But Sista Bette Davis didn't exactly sail through those brackish waters, either. And Miss MGM herself, Judy Garland, was fired by the same. And when you compare blonde Frances Farmer's life to that of Billie Holiday, I can't say that fair skin made her life easier than Holliday's. After all, the state of Washington beauty was lobotomized for "modify" her behavior. To end my filibuster, Bunny, please get hold of the biography on Phillipa Schuyler. Wow! Had no idea her life was so tragedy laden. See ya!
@ccaammiinniiito210 жыл бұрын
Bunny Pink Yes, it can be bought on amazon.com. If you don't at first succeed, try cross referencing. As far as I know, since I'm not personally privy to Hollywood inside gossip, Preminger was not, let's say, a man of high principles. You know, your post makes me deeply regret I can't locate Bogle's must read biography of Dandridge. He puts a lotta meat on the bone. Unfortunately, Dot didn't have Horne's "steel," something I see in Diana Ross. These two are some tough broads, and tough you have to be in the entertainment world. Lena Horne was much tougher than Dot. Bogle points out, too, that Dot has some quiet emotional issues working against her, issues unrelated altogether from any struggles trying to achieve success in "white" Hollywood. What a joke! Look, even in those short snippets we see of Horne at MGM, she stole the show and was therefore a star. Your eyes went right to Horne. Check out her dramatic singing performance with "Love." Poetry in motion. Bunny, please widen your repertory. Read anything about Frank Silvera and Philippa Schuyler. As I say, chil', don't start me! lol
@brainsareus10 жыл бұрын
so terribly sad,but there was meaning to her life in spite of all that. and only she could say, if it was worth it all,thats her call,and hers alone to have made.
@ccaammiinniiito210 жыл бұрын
Yes, and Dot gave her life meaning. It wasn't handed to her on a silver platter. Yet I was stunned (I have her biography in my mini library) that she suffered such inner turmoil.
@coquijean5 жыл бұрын
...as a Woman of Colour, I have always have Embraced her Beauty, Talent, and Self Awareness asa woman of Colour.......still do.....my Heart goes out for A lot of reasons (self value was a tuff one for her to completely embrace because of the times) but the RESPECT stays the same.......💜💜💜
@KimF14 жыл бұрын
I'm generally not fond of celebrities, but my heart goes out to Dorothy - she was treated badly by so many people... 😔
@black122124 жыл бұрын
She was Gorgeous 😍
@cachemickle347910 жыл бұрын
She was so beautiful. R.I.P Dorothy
@washum547 жыл бұрын
Dorothy would still be alive if she would have married the man who called her angel face Earl Mills.
@sayji50767 жыл бұрын
Pat Washum No she would not still be alive lol. She would be waay too old to be alive
@kevinrichmond65135 жыл бұрын
Pat Washum I Agree 💯percent
@maymaypayton32245 жыл бұрын
I believe Earl might of been the one for her
@Busarakham-xw8qb5 жыл бұрын
Say Ji No 😂 are you that much of an idiot?? Sure she'd be elderly but There's so many actors and other people who live past 100....I believe dorothy would still be alive
@gerryvanderzeypen12144 жыл бұрын
And never mind all that.....SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL!!...RIP great lady.
@rainwalker22546 жыл бұрын
She had a no-good husband who no only cheated on her, but then left her alone to bear the financial responsibility of raising their handicapped daughter. So disgusting!
@twalston014 жыл бұрын
Rain Walker hold up now don’t forget her last husband who mentally and physically abused, used her money to front his club had her work there and drained her financially in every way he could. Her first husband was a 20 something kid he did blame but sometimes as we all know you can mess up royally with a little fame money and women at that age .
@mcdonoghrahloh4593 жыл бұрын
@@twalston01 Your answering a racyst troll put in this video to keep Black men and women fighting each other,don't let em fool ya!!!!
@akibasleuth6 жыл бұрын
Ruby Dandridge: The original Momager
@frankiphoenix86995 жыл бұрын
"We are all standing on someone's shoulders." - Ruby Bridges, thank you Miss Dandridge for paving the way for me as a Black creative. 😘👑 REST IN POWER
@georginamannor86034 жыл бұрын
She was a beautiful woman.
@tumarahyoung3006 жыл бұрын
such a precious soul. I loved this beautiful black woman...Carmen Jones meant everything. She looked for love in all the wrong places. Tragic loss
@tootyfullone9 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing this story of one our favorite icons during Black History month!
@jobobwhite92267 жыл бұрын
America the beautiful? I think NOT. so sad that this sensitive soul had to live...to be abused. I hope she is with CHRIST.
@jenniferjones10555 жыл бұрын
American the beautiful???? AmeriKKK the WHORE!! THERE'S NOTHING BEAUTIFUL ABOUT THESE RACIST UNITED SNAKES. That's why I don't pledge no allegiance to that red, white, & blue rag, nor do I stand 4 that FU song!!! Sister was completely gorgeous. And 4 the dummies who think she's biracial she's not. She may have a few drops of that deseased blood in her however she is more ORIGINAL & BEAUTIFUL @ THAT.
@indamc31585 жыл бұрын
jo bob white ni9
@cmwillisful5 жыл бұрын
If America is so bad, then why are so many people trying to get in? Why dont you flee this oppressive country and move to Cuba?
@Gapeaches77able4 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Jones I guess you’d love China or Russia...or perhaps Cuba, Africa, India or Mexico. If you don’t like it here, feel free to leave.
@xander7ful10 жыл бұрын
The 1960s were a tough time for most Hollywood entertainers. Mickey Rooney rented himself out to appear at cocktail parties in FL & had no furniture in his house. Judy Garland spiraled downward & was sleeping on people's floors. Debbie Reynolds went on the musical theater circuit & developed a drinking problem. It was a miracle any of them survived.
@damienboriciuapa468710 жыл бұрын
a few idiots say o she can pass for white,or with"WHITE features?"i m here today as a hispanic to say,HELL NO... she look as she was,Light to Light Golden Brown copper skin,gorgeous flawless skin even thru early 40s young older BLK woman.Not white... & died way too young. RIP hermosa.adios 1
@farrahwells788310 жыл бұрын
your right. i don't see any caucasian like that... and i am italian and scottish/dutch. yeo your right and she was 1 of my mother Best blk actresses/and actress of ALL race for well over since time she was five years old she say in early forties...we luv u dorothy! RIP
@BluesInMySoul9 жыл бұрын
No. She could not pass for white at all.
@TheDejesius9 жыл бұрын
Yea she couldn't pass for white, but she could pass for any other darker skinned races, Indian, some Hispanic.
@JadaFan4life9 жыл бұрын
TheDejesius No Dorothy couldn't pass for "white" at least in person but she did play non-black characters in several films. In the Decks Ran Red she was cast a Maori from New Zealand and in Malaga she played a racially ambiguous woman of undetermined European origins. In Malaga she threw the producers in a quandary because they couldn't decide what Nationality to make her character. Dorothy was also scheduled to play an Indian woman in the never released Marco Polo and she signed a film contract to play a Mexican right before her death. In the Earl Mills biography it was mentioned that Dorothy had to re-shoot her Bright Road scenes in brown makeup because she photographed too light and the MGM producers thought she looked like a Spaniard.
@andrika19908 жыл бұрын
+TheDejesius she could pass for an African which is clearly what she was. although American)like Ethiopian or Eastern African. people make to much of a fuss when they assume all black people are supposed to look the same as if there is no diversity among Africans that originated without any mixture traits from the beginning
@Seraphim76 жыл бұрын
She's soo Beautiful, she seems like a lively spirit, a beautiful soul, and a Lovely person!
@BRZandaz6 жыл бұрын
Tia and Tamera always favored her to me, especially Tamera they have similar facial features
@baileyjones51274 жыл бұрын
Brittany Renee Zanders I agree
@quitadiva42357 жыл бұрын
I didn't see her mixed at all. She's a beautiful african american woman.
@phanceefadafee4735 жыл бұрын
Both her parents are black she was not mixed black women come in a lot of different shades the beauty of being a black woman
@user-tn6fg2du6v5 жыл бұрын
Quita Diva lol you are delusional
@xr28635 жыл бұрын
I believe all her hair was her own. Including a naturally wavy texture without products.
@ruledbyvenus18595 жыл бұрын
African American? Dorothy is from Africa living in America? Try again.
@winniejohnson55594 жыл бұрын
Ruled by Venus no she isn’t .. I am not from Africa.. I am born in America and I have african ancestors back about over 200 years.. I am a black American.. period..
@bigh98847 жыл бұрын
Being black in America! Damn
@isaiahwinbrone6 жыл бұрын
she was Halle Berry before there was a Halle Berry
@gabania8 жыл бұрын
she was too vulnerable for fame. she suffered from stage fright which should have been a huge red flag. most her decissions were wrong or made at wrong timings, that's enough to turn a soft heart cold..fame is not for everyone. She wanted to settle down to save herself but the men that were around her didn't grant her that escape. she was trapped, and what usually happens when that happens is you know you can not do it alone, there wasn't enough strength or fight in her. Nothing but her self could have saved her. but then again she was a troubled soul, how can you save a troubled soul when you are the one fighting your own demons? tragic.
@mitchellmam7 жыл бұрын
Amira Gabani yes
@dionneking87 жыл бұрын
amen
@tamikachappelle14906 жыл бұрын
Amira Gabani you are a 💯 right.
@SoPrissyChrissy6 жыл бұрын
This was beautifully said
@janedrakejazz6 жыл бұрын
Song, "Back in your own back yard"
@billiehicks65879 жыл бұрын
Another legend, Ms. Dorothy Dandridge.
@chocolatelioness42175 жыл бұрын
No one wants to blame the mother, Her mother Created this Insecurities, That woman was crazy and mentally ill