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Her other skills besides theater acting included dancing and singing. For her outstanding work in the 1954 film Carmen Jones, Dandridge was nominated for the Academy Awards, rendering her the first black actress to be ever considered for an Oscar.\nBorn on November 9, 1922, Dorothy Jean Dantodridge grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother was a struggling entertainer Ruby Butler and father, a minister and cabinetmaker, Cyril Dandridge, but they separated even before Dorothy was born. She and her sister rarely attended the school while they were touring with their mother across Southern America. As the Great Depression set in, the work became scarce for Dandridges. Thus, Dorothy\u2019s mother headed to Hollywood, California, where she eventually found a steady work, while the children\u2019s formed a band of sorts called, The Dandridge Sisters. 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