Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Date of Birth:

Jul 17, 1935

Place of Birth:

Bronx, New York, USA

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Diahann Carroll (born Carol Diahann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer and model. She rose to stardom in performances in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, including Carmen Jones in 1954 and Porgy and Bess in 1959. In 1962, Carroll won a Tony Award for best actress, a first for a black woman, for her role in the Broadway musical No Strings.

Her 1968 debut in Julia, the first series on American television to star a black woman in a nonstereotypical role, was a milestone both in her career and the medium. In the 1980s she played the role of an interracial diva in the primetime soap opera Dynasty.

Carroll was the recipient of numerous stage and screen nominations and awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress In A Television Series in 1968. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the 1974 film Claudine. She was also a breast cancer survivor and activist.

filmography:

Sister, Sister Sister, Sister

1982

Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing

1968

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

From the Dead of Night From the Dead of Night

1989

The Best of Broadway The Best of Broadway

1985

Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

2000

Goodbye Again Goodbye Again

1961

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999

Night of 100 Stars II Night of 100 Stars II

1985

The Masked Saint The Masked Saint

2016

The Star Wars Holiday Special The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986

Murder in Black and White Murder in Black and White

1990

Sunday in Paris Sunday in Paris

1991

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

1995

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

1976

Night of 100 Stars Night of 100 Stars

1982

Jackie's Back! Jackie's Back!

1999

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998

How It Feels to Be Free How It Feels to Be Free

2021

Diary of a Single Mom Diary of a Single Mom

2009

Color Adjustment Color Adjustment

1992

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Death Scream Death Scream

1975

Mo' Better Blues Mo' Better Blues

1990

Light Girls Light Girls

2015

At Risk At Risk

2010

The Front The Front

2010

The Beatles Forever The Beatles Forever

1977

Carmen Jones Carmen Jones

1954

The Courage to Love The Courage to Love

2000

The Dean Martin Christmas Show The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

Eve's Bayou Eve's Bayou

1997

Motown 40: The Music is Forever Motown 40: The Music is Forever

1998

The Split The Split

1968

Paris Blues Paris Blues

1961

The Five Heartbeats The Five Heartbeats

1991

Peeples Peeples

2013

Claudine Claudine

1974

The Sweetest Gift The Sweetest Gift

1998

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

1994

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988

NBC 75th Anniversary Special NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

2000

Sing Your Song Sing Your Song

2012

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

2013

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

Hurry Sundown Hurry Sundown

1967

Porgy and Bess Porgy and Bess

1959

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