An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.
Unfortunately the movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Martha Coolidge | Director |
| Writing | Scott Abbott | Teleplay |
| Writing | Shonda Rhimes | Teleplay |
| Writing | Earl Mills | Book |
| Production | Larry Y. Albucher | Producer |
| Production | Halle Berry | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vincent Cirrincione | Executive Producer |
| Production | Moctesuma Esparza | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Katz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joshua Maurer | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robbie Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alan Heim | Editor |
| Production | Aleta Chappelle | Casting |
| Art | James H. Spencer | Production Design |
| Art | A. Leslie Thomas | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Greenfield | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shelley Komarov | Costume Design |
| Directing | Phil Robinson | Second Assistant Director |
