Dorothea Durham

Dorothea Durham was born on Feb 14, 1912 in USA. Dorothea Durham's big-screen debut came with New Faces of 1937 directed by Leigh Jason in 1937. Dorothea Durham is known for Cabin in the Sky directed by Vincente Minnelli, Ethel Waters stars as Petunia Jackson and Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Little Joe Jackson. The upcoming new movie Dorothea Durham plays is Cabin in the Sky which will be released on Apr 09, 1943.

Strikingly beautiful Dorothea Durham was a popular dancer in the 1930's and 1940's, who also appeared in Hollywood films. Dorothea's beauty and graceful, sensual dancing style was often written about in African American newspapers of the time. She headlined at popular clubs such as Sebastian's Cotton Club and Rhumboogie, and theater revues billed as Garbo, after the actress Greta Garbo, possibly because her of her aloofness, like the actress.