About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1935-07-17
Place of birth:
Bronx, New York, USA
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Diahann Carroll

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Acting
2021 How It Feels to Be Free Actor Self (archival footage) N/A
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2016 The Masked Saint Actor Ms. Edna 58
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2015 Light Girls Actor Self 59
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2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2013 Peeples Actor Nana Peeples 58
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2013 Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Actor Self 59
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2012 Sing Your Song Actor Self 59
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2010 The Front Actor Nana 58
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2010 At Risk Actor Nana 58
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2009 Diary of a Single Mom Actor Therapist 59
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2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Actor (archive footage) 59
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2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special Actor Self N/A
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2002 The Court Actor 70
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2000 Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story Actor Maria Cole 59
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2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Actor Betty Hemings 59
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2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Actor Betty Hemings N/A
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2000 The Courage to Love Actor Pouponne 58
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1999 Jackie's Back! Actor Diahann Carroll 59
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1999 Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years Actor Sadie Delany 59
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1998 The Sweetest Gift Actor Mrs. Wilson 58
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1998 Motown 40: The Music is Forever Actor Self N/A
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1998 Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood Actor Self N/A
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1997 Eve's Bayou Actor Elzora 59
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1995 Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale Actor Narrator 58
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1994 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle Actor Lydia Bishop 59
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1992 Color Adjustment Actor Self 59
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1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Actor Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1991 Sunday in Paris Actor Vernetta Chase N/A
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1991 The Five Heartbeats Actor Eleanor Potter 60
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1990 Mo' Better Blues Actor Jazz Club Singer (uncredited) 60
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1990 Murder in Black and White Actor Margo Stover N/A
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1989 From the Dead of Night Actor Maggie 59
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1988 Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz Actor Diahann Carroll N/A
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1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Actor Self 59
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1986 Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special Actor Self 58
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1985 The Best of Broadway Actor Herself N/A
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1985 Night of 100 Stars II Actor Self 59
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1982 Sister, Sister Actor Carolyne Lovejoy N/A
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1982 Night of 100 Stars Actor Self 58
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1979 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Actor Vivian 58
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1979 Roots: The Next Generations Actor Zeona Haley 71
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1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special Actor Mermeia 46
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1977 The Beatles Forever Actor Self N/A
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1976 Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? Actor Self N/A
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1975 Death Scream Actor Betty May 59
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1974 Claudine Actor Claudine Price 59
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1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1968 The Dean Martin Christmas Show Actor Self (uncredited) 59
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1968 Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing Actor Self - Singer N/A
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1968 The Split Actor Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy 59
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1968 Julia Actor Julia Baker 68
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1967 Hurry Sundown Actor Vivian Thurlow 59
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1961 Paris Blues Actor Connie Lampson 59
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1961 Goodbye Again Actor Nightclub Singer 59
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1959 Porgy and Bess Actor Clara 58
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1954 Carmen Jones Actor Myrt 58
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1953 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher Actor N/A
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1952 Chance Of A Lifetime Actor N/A
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