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Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Acting July 17, 1935 (84 years old) October 4, 2019 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.

Movies 54

Eve's Bayou 6.5

Eve's Bayou

as Elzora

1997
The Star Wars Holiday Special 3.4

The Star Wars Holiday Special

as Mermeia

1978
Carmen Jones 6.1

Carmen Jones

as Myrt

1954
Paris Blues 6.5

Paris Blues

as Connie Lampson

1961
Goodbye Again 7.1

Goodbye Again

as Nightclub Singer

1961
The Five Heartbeats 7.2

The Five Heartbeats

as Eleanor Potter

1991
Peeples 5.6

Peeples

as Nana Peeples

2013
Sidney 6.9

Sidney

as Self (archive footage)

2022
NBC 75th Anniversary Special 6.0

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

as Self

2002
The Courage to Love 6.8

The Courage to Love

as Pouponne

2000
Night of 100 Stars II 6.8

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

1985
The Front 5.4

The Front

as Nana

2010
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years 7.3

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

as Sadie Delany

1999
Murder in Black and White 7.0

Murder in Black and White

as Margo Stover

1990
Porgy and Bess 6.3

Porgy and Bess

as Clara

1959
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 7.4

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

1970
Hurry Sundown 6.4

Hurry Sundown

as Vivian Thurlow

1967
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood 9.0

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

as Self

1998
The Split 6.7

The Split

as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy

1968
Claudine 7.1

Claudine

as Claudine Price

1974
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991
Light Girls 10.0

Light Girls

as Self

2015
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

as Self

1998
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years 5.3

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

as (archive footage)

2004
The Masked Saint 5.6

The Masked Saint

as Ms. Edna

2016
From the Dead of Night 5.5

From the Dead of Night

as Maggie

1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 6.0

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

as Self

1988
At Risk 4.6

At Risk

as Nana

2010
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington 10.0

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

as Self

2013
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz 9.0

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

as Diahann Carroll

1988
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story 7.6

Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

as Maria Cole

2000
Jackie's Back! 6.9

Jackie's Back!

as Diahann Carroll

1999
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 7.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

as Lydia Bishop

1994
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 7.6

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1968
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal 8.0

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as Betty Hemings

2000
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale 4.3

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

as Narrator

1995
Sing Your Song 6.9

Sing Your Song

as Self

2012
Death Scream 6.6

Death Scream

as Betty May

1975
Diary of a Single Mom 4.0

Diary of a Single Mom

as Therapist

2009
How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free

as Self (archival footage)

2021
The Best of Broadway

The Best of Broadway

as Herself

1985
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? 8.0

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

as Self

1976
Color Adjustment 6.9

Color Adjustment

as Self

1992
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special 9.0

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

as Self

1986
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

1983
The Strolling '20s

The Strolling '20s

as Self

1966
One More Time

One More Time

as Self

1974
The Sweetest Gift 5.7

The Sweetest Gift

as Mrs. Wilson

1998
The Beatles Forever

The Beatles Forever

as Self

1977
Sister, Sister 7.5

Sister, Sister

as Carolyne Lovejoy

1982
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 4.3

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

as Vivian

1979
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing

Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing

as Self - Singer

1968
Sunday in Paris 6.0

Sunday in Paris

as Vernetta Chase

1991

TV Shows 63

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Jane Burke

2005
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1961
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
What's My Line? 7.1

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1950
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Roxy Blue

1977
Dynasty 6.5

Dynasty

as Dominique Devereaux

1981
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
White Collar 8.2

White Collar

as June

2009
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

1944
The Red Skelton Show 7.4

The Red Skelton Show

as Self

1951
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

1957
The Carol Burnett Show 7.8

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

1967
Intimate Portrait 4.5

Intimate Portrait

as Self

1993
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter / Performer

1956
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Grace Willis

1994
Strong Medicine 7.4

Strong Medicine

as Eve Morton

2000
A Different World 7.2

A Different World

as Marion Gilbert

1987
Naked City 5.7

Naked City

as Ruby Jay

1958
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
The Bob Hope Show 7.0

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

1950
Ellen 6.2

Ellen

as Diahann Carroll

1994
The Steve Allen Show 6.2

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

1956
The Steve Allen Show 6.2

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

1956
Peter Gunn 6.6

Peter Gunn

1958
Reading Rainbow 8.4

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1983
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Half & Half 8.3

Half & Half

as Grandma Ruth Thorne

2002
The Colbys 6.3

The Colbys

1985
The Danny Kaye Show 7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

1963
The Legend of Tarzan 7.1

The Legend of Tarzan

as Queen La (voice)

2001
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Crow (voice)

1995
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

1954
The Flip Wilson Show 5.2

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

1970
Julia 6.4

Julia

as Julia Baker

1968
Twice in a Lifetime 6.2

Twice in a Lifetime

as Jael

1999
The Hollywood Palace 5.0

The Hollywood Palace

as Self

1964
The Bell Telephone Hour 8.0

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

1959
Burke's Law 6.8

Burke's Law

as Grace Gibson

1994
ABC Stage 67 6.8

ABC Stage 67

as Self

1966
The Sonny and Cher Show 7.1

The Sonny and Cher Show

1976
Roots: The Next Generations 7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

as Zeona Haley

1979
Back to You 5.7

Back to You

as Sandra Jenkins

2007
Soul Food 7.2

Soul Food

as Aunt Ruthie

2000
Whoopi 8.4

Whoopi

as Viveca Rae

2003
DuPont Show of the Month 7.4

DuPont Show of the Month

as Self

1957
The Judy Garland Show 8.2

The Judy Garland Show

as Self

1963
The Julie Andrews Hour 8.0

The Julie Andrews Hour

as Self

1972
The Big Show 9.0

The Big Show

as Self

1980
The Court 10.0

The Court

2002
Not Only... But Also 8.0

Not Only... But Also

as Self

1964
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal 8.0

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as Betty Hemings

2000
Chance Of A Lifetime

Chance Of A Lifetime

1952
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher 9.0

Coke Time with Eddie Fisher

1953

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