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Diahann Carroll

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1935-07-17

Deathday: 2019-10-04 (84 years old)

Biography

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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

all 109

Movies 57

self 54

TV Shows 52

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Diahann Carroll

Biography

Filmography

all 109

Movies 57

self 54

TV Shows 52

Voice 2

Narrator 1

How It Feels to Be Free (2021)

Mr. SOUL! (2018)

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)

The Masked Saint (2016)

Light Girls (2015)

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Jazz Divas Gold (2013)

Peeples (2013)

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013)

Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky (2012)

Sing Your Song (2012)

Oprah's Master Class (2011)

The Front (2010)

At Risk (2010)

White Collar (2009)

Diary of a Single Mom (2009)

Back to You (2007)

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

Half & Half (2002)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)

The Court (2002)

The Legend of Tarzan (2001)

Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (2000)

Soul Food (2000)

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

The Courage to Love (2000)

Twice in a Lifetime (1999)

Jackie's Back! (1999)

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)

The Sweetest Gift (1998)

Motown 40: The Music is Forever (1998)

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)

Eve's Bayou (1997)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale (1995)

Touched by an Angel (1994)

Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994)

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)

Burke's Law (1994)

Intimate Portrait (1993)

Color Adjustment (1992)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

Sunday in Paris (1991)

The Five Heartbeats (1991)

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Murder in Black and White (1990)

From the Dead of Night (1989)

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)

A Different World (1987)

The Colbys (1985)

The Best of Broadway (1985)

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

Reading Rainbow (1983)

Sister, Sister (1982)

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

Dynasty (1981)

The Big Show (1980)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)

Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)

The Beatles Forever (1977)

The Love Boat (1977)

Telly...Who Loves Ya, Baby? (1976)

The Sonny & Cher Show (1976)

Death Scream (1975)

Claudine (1974)

The Julie Andrews Hour (1972)

Great Performances (1971)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1935-07-17

Deathday
2019-10-04 (84 years old)

Birth Name
Carol Diahann Johnson

Birth Place
The Bronx, United States of America

Religion
Baptists

Relationships
Monte Kay (1956-01-01 - 1963-01-01), Vic Damone (1987-01-01 - 1996-01-01), Sidney Poitier (1959-01-01 - 1968-01-01), David Frost (1970-01-01 - 1973-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Carol Diahann Johnson

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, honorary degree from Spelman College, Lucy Award, Crystal Award