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Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones (1954). [1]
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Year Name Film Status Notes 2007: Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis: Nominated First woman to be nominated for Best Animated Feature. Shared with Vincent Paronnaud. 2011: Jennifer Yuh Nelson: Kung Fu Panda 2: Nominated First woman of color to be nominated for Best Animated Feature. 2012: Brenda Chapman: Brave: Won
Ariana DeBose (/ ˌ ɑːr i ˈ ɑː n ə d ə ˈ b oʊ z /; [1] born January 25, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Irene Cara, the actress and singer who co-wrote the hit track for the 1983 dance film Flashdance that earned her Oscar and GRAMMY wins, has died. She was 63.Cara's rep, Judith A. Moose, released a ...
The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year.
Moroder, who passed on “Fame,” called on Cara when he became the lead composer for the MTV-era “Flashdance” film that was released in 1983 with Jennifer Beals in the lead role.
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (French: [lɛsli kaʁɔ̃]; born 1 July 1931) is a French and American actress and dancer.She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards.
Donna McKechnie (born November 16, 1942) [1] is an American musical theater dancer, singer, actress, and choreographer. She is known for her professional and personal relationship with choreographer Michael Bennett, with whom she collaborated on her most noted role, the character of Cassie in the musical A Chorus Line.