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Vivian Alferetta Dandridge was an American singer, actress and dancer. She was the older sister of actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge and the daughter of actress Ruby Dandridge. Dandridge was a member of the popular Dandridge Sisters musical group, along with Etta Jones and Dorothy Dandridge, from 1934 until the group disbanded in 1940. She went on to appear in minor roles on films and television from 1940 through the early 1960s.