Dorothy Dandridge: Last News

Halle Berry was taking a look back on Thursday.The Oscar-winning actress shared images where she was in nothing but lacy lingerie while doing costume fittings for her 1999 movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.The 56-year-old beauty - who is famous for her bikini look in the Bond film Die Another Day - had a very toned figure that looked fantastic.  The old days: Halle Berry was taking a look back on Thursday. The Oscar-winning actress shared images where she was in nothing but lacy lingerie while doing costume fittings for her 1999 movie Introducing Dorothy DandridgeShe was also seen in period costumes when Dorothy was at the height of her career.The singer from Ohio lived from 1922 until 1965.

Harry Belafonte died on Tuesday, April 25. He was 96.

Robert Katz, a film and television producer best known for Gettysburg, Selena, and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, died June 22 at the Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys following a long battle with lung cancer. He was 79 years old and his death was confirmed by his family.

made history in 2002 when she became the first black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress.However, two decades on, no other African-American lady has scored the prize.The “X-Men” star, 55, looked back on the evening and admitted that she doesn’t think much progress has been made for actresses of color.“Back in those days, if you didn’t win the Globe, you really didn’t get the Academy Award,” Berry told the New York Times recently.She added, “So I’d pretty much resigned myself to believing, ‘It’s great to be here, but I’m not going to win.'”Sissy Spacek won the Golden Globe that year for her turn in the film “In the Bedroom.” Berry received the Academy Award in 2002 for the drama “Monster’s Ball,” a gripping tale of a grieving mother and widow.“It didn’t open the door,” Berry continued. “The fact that there’s no one standing next to me is heartbreaking.”The “Swordfish” star said, “We can’t always judge success or progress by how many awards we have.”“Awards are the icing on the cake — they’re your peers saying you were exceptionally excellent this year,” she told the outlet.

Oscar win “didn’t open the door” for more Black female actors.Berry won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2002 for her role in Monster’s Ball making her the first Black female actor to win the Oscar in history.