QUIZ: Can You Name These Iconic Actresses From The 1950s?

She was the first black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performance in Carmen Jones.

Retry Correct Incorrect Actress and musical artist Dorothy Dandridge appeared in many films throughout the 1950s, including Tarzan’s Peril, The Harlem Globetrotters, Bright Road, Carmen Jones, and Tamango. An HBO movie, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, was made about her life, produced by and starring Halle Berry.

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She was the first black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performance in Carmen Jones.

• Dorothy Dandridge
• Beah Richards
• Pearl Bailey
• Juanita Moore