Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (HBO, 1999)
Halle Berry starred as Dorothy Dandridge, the first black actress to earn a Best Actress nomination for an Oscar in 1954. The film chronicled her life from a nightclub singer to her career as an actress and death at 42, a tragedy in which the cause was debated whether it was suicide or accidental. Berry received both an Emmy and Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Dandridge.