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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
How It Feels to Be Free
Character:Self (archival footage)
Release Date:18/01/2021
The Masked Saint
Character:Ms. Edna
Release Date:08/01/2016
Light Girls
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/2015
Peeples
Character:Nana Peeples
Release Date:09/05/2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2013
Sing Your Song
Character:Self
Release Date:13/01/2012
The Front
Character:Nana
Release Date:26/05/2010
At Risk
Character:Nana
Release Date:19/05/2010
Diary of a Single Mom
Character:Therapist
Release Date:27/01/2009
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2004
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2002
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Character:Maria Cole
Release Date:10/12/2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Character:Betty Hemings
Release Date:13/02/2000
The Courage to Love
Character:Pouponne
Release Date:24/01/2000
Jackie's Back!
Character:Diahann Carroll
Release Date:14/06/1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Character:Sadie Delany
Release Date:18/04/1999
The Sweetest Gift
Character:Mrs. Wilson
Release Date:28/02/1998
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Character:Self
Release Date:15/02/1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/1998
Eve's Bayou
Character:Elzora
Release Date:07/11/1997
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/02/1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Character:Lydia Bishop
Release Date:10/05/1994
Color Adjustment
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Character:Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:28/10/1991
Sunday in Paris
Character:Vernetta Chase
Release Date:07/07/1991
The Five Heartbeats
Character:Eleanor Potter
Release Date:29/03/1991
Mo' Better Blues
Character:Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)
Release Date:03/08/1990
Murder in Black and White
Character:Margo Stover
Release Date:07/01/1990
From the Dead of Night
Character:Maggie
Release Date:27/02/1989
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Character:Diahann Carroll
Release Date:16/08/1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1988
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/1986
The Best of Broadway
Character:Herself
Release Date:24/05/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Character:
Release Date:06/05/1983
Sister, Sister
Character:Carolyne Lovejoy
Release Date:07/06/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Character:Vivian
Release Date:28/04/1979
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Character:Mermeia
Release Date:17/11/1978
The Beatles Forever
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/1977
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Character:Self
Release Date:18/02/1976
Death Scream
Character:Betty May
Release Date:26/09/1975
Claudine
Character:Claudine Price
Release Date:22/04/1974
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/03/1970
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:19/12/1968
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
Character:Self - Singer
Release Date:28/11/1968
The Split
Character:Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
Release Date:04/11/1968
Hurry Sundown
Character:Vivian Thurlow
Release Date:09/02/1967
The Strolling '20s
Character:Self
Release Date:04/02/1966
Paris Blues
Character:Connie Lampson
Release Date:27/09/1961
Goodbye Again
Character:Nightclub Singer
Release Date:23/05/1961
Porgy and Bess
Character:Clara
Release Date:24/06/1959
Carmen Jones
Character:Myrt
Release Date:28/10/1954
Television Appearances
White Collar
Character:June
Back to You
Character:Sandra Jenkins
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Jane Burke
Whoopi
Character:Viveca Rae
Half & Half
Character:Grandma Ruth Thorne
The Court
Character:
The Legend of Tarzan
Character:Queen La (voice)
Strong Medicine
Character:Eve Morton
Soul Food
Character:Aunt Ruthie
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Character:Betty Hemings
Twice in a Lifetime
Character:Jael
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Crow (voice)
Touched by an Angel
Character:Grace Willis
Ellen
Character:Diahann Carroll
Burke's Law
Character:Grace Gibson
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
A Different World
Character:Marion Gilbert
The Colbys
Character:
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Dynasty
Character:Dominique Devereaux
The Big Show
Character:Self
Roots: The Next Generations
Character:Zeona Haley
The Love Boat
Character:Roxy Blue
The Sonny and Cher Show
Character:
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Flip Wilson Show
Character:Self
Julia
Character:Julia Baker
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self
ABC Stage 67
Character:Self
Not Only... But Also
Character:Self
The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self
The Judy Garland Show
Character:Self
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Character:Self
Naked City
Character:Ruby Jay
Peter Gunn
Character:
DuPont Show of the Month
Character:Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Singer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter/Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Co-Host
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Self
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
Character:
The Oscars
Character:Self
Chance Of A Lifetime
Character:
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Self
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
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