Actress, dancer, singer. Here was a woman with talent, beauty and ambition. Dorothy Dandridge owed it to herself to make it to the top. And make it, she would. An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy struggled with the challenge of her color in Hollywood. She beat out many more famous rivals for the role of ' 'Carmen Jones' ', and became the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award (R). Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandridge. DVD Features: Biographies Interactive Menus Production Notes, ISBN13: B003HKN534 ISBN10: B003HKN534 Material Type: dvdActress, dancer, singer. Here was a woman with talent, beauty and ambition. Dorothy Dandridge owed it to herself to make it to the top. And make it, she would. An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy struggled with the challenge of her color in Hollywood. She beat out many more famous rivals for the role of ' 'Carmen Jones' ', and became the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award (R). Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandridge. DVD Features: Biographies Interactive Menus Production Notes, ISBN13: B003HKN534 ISBN10: B003HKN534 Material Type: dvd , ISBN13: B003HKN534 ISBN10: B003HKN534 Material Type: dvd