Diahann Carroll
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 17, 1935
- Died
- October 4, 2019 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Sidney
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
How It Feels to Be Free
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
The Masked Saint
Movie · as Ms. Edna
Light Girls
Movie · as Self
Peeples
Movie · as Nana Peeples
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Movie · as Self
Sing Your Song
Movie · as Self
The Front
Movie · as Nana
At Risk
Movie · as Nana
Diary of a Single Mom
Movie · as Therapist
White Collar
TV · as June · 25 eps
Back to You
TV · as Sandra Jenkins · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Jane Burke · 4 eps
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Movie · as (archive footage)
Whoopi
TV · as Viveca Rae · 1 ep
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Half & Half
TV · as Grandma Ruth Thorne · 1 ep
The Court
TV · 6 eps
The Legend of Tarzan
TV · as Queen La (voice) · 3 eps
The Courage to Love
Movie · as Pouponne
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Movie · as Betty Hemings
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Movie · as Maria Cole
Soul Food
TV · as Aunt Ruthie · 2 eps
Strong Medicine
TV · as Eve Morton · 1 ep
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
TV · as Betty Hemings · 2 eps
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Movie · as Sadie Delany
Jackie's Back!
Movie · as Diahann Carroll
Twice in a Lifetime
TV · as Jael · 2 eps
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Movie · as Self
The Sweetest Gift
Movie · as Mrs. Wilson
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Eve's Bayou
Movie · as Elzora
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Movie · as Narrator
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Crow (voice) · 1 ep
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Movie · as Lydia Bishop
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Grace Willis · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Grace Gibson · 1 ep
Ellen
TV · as Diahann Carroll · 1 ep
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Color Adjustment
Movie · as Self
The Five Heartbeats
Movie · as Eleanor Potter
Sunday in Paris
Movie · as Vernetta Chase
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie · as Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murder in Black and White
Movie · as Margo Stover
From the Dead of Night
Movie · as Maggie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie · as Self
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Movie · as Diahann Carroll
A Different World
TV · as Marion Gilbert · 9 eps
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Movie · as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
The Best of Broadway
Movie · as Herself
The Colbys
TV · 7 eps
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Movie
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Sister, Sister
Movie · as Carolyne Lovejoy
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Dynasty
TV · as Dominique Devereaux · 110 eps
The Big Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Movie · as Vivian
Roots: The Next Generations
TV · as Zeona Haley · 1 ep
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Movie · as Mermeia
The Beatles Forever
Movie · as Self
The Love Boat
TV · as Roxy Blue · 1 ep
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Movie · as Self
The Sonny and Cher Show
TV · 1 ep
Death Scream
Movie · as Betty May
Claudine
Movie · as Claudine Price
One More Time
Movie · as Self
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 4 eps
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Flip Wilson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Split
Movie · as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
Movie · as Self - Singer
Julia
TV · as Julia Baker · 86 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hurry Sundown
Movie · as Vivian Thurlow
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Strolling '20s
Movie · as Self
ABC Stage 67
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Not Only... But Also
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Judy Garland Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Paris Blues
Movie · as Connie Lampson
Goodbye Again
Movie · as Nightclub Singer
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
Porgy and Bess
Movie · as Clara
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Naked City
TV · as Ruby Jay · 1 ep
Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 2 eps
DuPont Show of the Month
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Singer · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Presenter, Self - Co-Host, Self - Performer, Self - Presenter / Performer · 1 ep
Carmen Jones
Movie · as Myrt
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
TV · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Chance Of A Lifetime
TV · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter · 1 ep