Actress Dorothy Dandridge's estate when she died consisted of $4,000 worth of furniture and $2.14 in her bank account. Dorothy was the first black woman ever to be nominated for best actress, for her role in Carmen Jones. The irony , her singing voice was dubbed in the movie...read more.
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