1935-07-17 Bronx, New York, USA
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.
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How It Feels to Be Free | Self (archival footage) | 2021-01-18 |
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The Masked Saint | Ms. Edna | 2016-01-08 |
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Light Girls | Herself | 2015-01-19 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington | Self | 2013-01-01 |
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Peeples | Nana Peeples | 2013-05-09 |
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Sing Your Song | Self | 2012-01-13 |
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At Risk | Nana | 2010-05-19 |
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The Front | Nana | 2010-05-26 |
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Diary of a Single Mom | Therapist | 2009-01-27 |
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002-05-05 |
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Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story | Maria Cole | 2000-12-10 |
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Sally Hemings: An American Scandal | Betty Hemings | 2000-02-13 |
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The Courage to Love | Pouponne | 2000-01-24 |
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Jackie's Back! | Diahann Carroll | 1999-06-14 |
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Sadie Delany | 1999-04-18 |
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The Sweetest Gift | Mrs. Wilson | 1998-02-28 |
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Motown 40: The Music is Forever | Self | 1998-02-15 |
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Eve's Bayou | Elzora | 1997-11-07 |
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Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale | Narrator | 1995-02-25 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | Lydia Bishop | 1994-05-10 |
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Color Adjustment | Self | 1992-01-29 |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1991-10-28 |
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The Five Heartbeats | Eleanor Potter | 1991-03-29 |
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Sunday in Paris | Vernetta Chase | 1991-07-07 |
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Mo' Better Blues | Jazz Club Singer (uncredited) | 1990-08-03 |
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Murder in Black and White | Margo Stover | 1990-01-07 |
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From the Dead of Night | Maggie | 1989-02-27 |
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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | 1988-08-16 | |
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988-05-16 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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The Best of Broadway | Herself | 1985-05-24 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Sister, Sister | Carolyne Lovejoy | 1982-06-07 |
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Vivian | 1979-04-28 |
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The Star Wars Holiday Special | Mermeia Holographic Wow | 1978-11-17 |
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The Beatles Forever | Self | 1977-11-24 |
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Telly...Who Loves Ya, Baby? | Self | 1976-02-18 |
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Death Scream | Betty May | 1975-09-26 |
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Claudine | Claudine Price | 1974-04-22 |
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | 1970-03-24 |
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Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing | Self - Singer | 1968-11-28 |
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | 1968-12-19 |
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The Split | Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy | 1968-11-04 |
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Hurry Sundown | Vivian Thurlow | 1967-02-09 |
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Goodbye Again | Nightclub Singer | 1961-05-23 |
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Paris Blues | Connie Lampson | 1961-09-27 |
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Porgy and Bess | Clara | 1959-06-24 |
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Carmen Jones | Myrt | 1954-10-28 |
