Diahann Carroll
Acting
- Born:
- 1935-07-17
- Died:
- 2019-10-04
- Place of birth:
- Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Sidney
How It Feels to Be Free
The Masked Saint
Light Girls
Peeples
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Sing Your Song
The Front
At Risk
White Collar
Diary of a Single Mom
Back to You
Grey's Anatomy
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Whoopi
Half & Half
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
The Court
The Legend of Tarzan
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Strong Medicine
Soul Food
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
The Courage to Love
Twice in a Lifetime
Jackie's Back!
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
The Sweetest Gift
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Eve's Bayou
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Touched by an Angel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Ellen
Burke's Law
Intimate Portrait
Color Adjustment
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Sunday in Paris
The Five Heartbeats
Murder in Black and White
From the Dead of Night
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
A Different World
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
The Colbys
The Best of Broadway
Night of 100 Stars II
Reading Rainbow
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Sister, Sister
Night of 100 Stars
Dynasty
The Big Show
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Roots: The Next Generations
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Beatles Forever
The Love Boat
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
The Sonny and Cher Show
Death Scream
Dinah!
Claudine
One More Time
The Julie Andrews Hour
Great Performances
The Flip Wilson Show
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
The Split
Julia
The Dick Cavett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Hurry Sundown
ABC Stage 67
The Strolling '20s
Not Only... But Also
The Hollywood Palace
The Judy Garland Show
The Danny Kaye Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Paris Blues
Goodbye Again
Porgy and Bess
The Bell Telephone Hour
Naked City
Peter Gunn
DuPont Show of the Month
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Steve Allen Show
Tony Awards
Carmen Jones
The Wonderful World of Disney
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
The Oscars
Chance Of A Lifetime
The Red Skelton Show
The Bob Hope Show
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
Golden Globe Awards