notstarring.com notstarring.com
Find your favorite actors or movies:
Carmen Jones (1954)  «   » 
 Who was considered for Carmen Jones?

Joyce Bryant
Tested for the sexy, fiery title role in the musical based on Bizet's opera "Carmen."
Actor who got the part: Dorothy Dandridge

Diahann Carroll
According to her autobiography, Carroll was considered by the films director, Otto Preminger, for the title role. She eventually played the smaller supporting role of Myrt, pal of the film's heroine.
Actor who got the part: Dorothy Dandridge

Elizabeth Foster
Tested to star in Otto Preminger's musical film, a modernized, pop version of the famous Bizet opera.
Actor who got the part: Dorothy Dandridge



See more 1950s trivia




Take Today's Quiz
before they were famous






 Other Popular Movies:
- Carnal Knowledge (5)
- Carolina (1)
- Carousel (2)
- The Carpetbaggers (1)
- Carrie (5)
- Carrie (1952) (5)
- Carve Her Name with Pride (1)
- Casablanca (8)
- Casino (6)
- Casino Royale (31)
- Casino Royale (1967) (3)
- Cassandra at The Wedding (1)
- Casual Sex? (3)
- Casualties of War (1)
- Cat Ballou (2)
- The Cat in the Hat (1)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (7)
- Cat People (1982) (5)
- Catch-22 (4)
- Catch Me If You Can (3)
- Catch Us If You Can (1)
- The Catered Affair (1)
- Catwoman (4)
- Ceiling Zero (1)
- Celebrity (3)
- A Certain Smile (1)
- Chad Hanna (1)
- Chain Reaction (1)
- The Chalk Garden (3)
- The Chamber (3)