QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Classic Hollywood Actresses?
She became the first black actress to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars.

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Dorothy Dandridge was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 1954’s Carmen Jones but lost to Grace Kelly.
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She became the first black actress to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars.
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Josephine Baker
- Hattie McDaniel
- Lena Horne
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