Diahann Carroll
Acting
Born: 1935-07-17 in 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.
Known For
Grey's Anatomy
Jane Burke
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
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The Love Boat
Roxy Blue
Tony Awards
Self - Host
Tony Awards
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Tony Awards
Self - Co-Host
Tony Awards
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Performer
The Merv Griffin Show
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Great Performances
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Dynasty
Dominique Devereaux
White Collar
June
Golden Globe Awards
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Golden Globe Awards
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Golden Globe Awards
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The Red Skelton Show
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Strong Medicine
Eve Morton
Touched by an Angel
Grace Willis
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Intimate Portrait
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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
A Different World
Marion Gilbert
Ellen
Diahann Carroll
The Carol Burnett Show
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Peter Gunn
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
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Naked City
Ruby Jay
The Ed Sullivan Show
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Julia
Julia Baker
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
The Bob Hope Show
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The Oscars
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Dinah!
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Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
Queen La (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Crow (voice)
Half & Half
Grandma Ruth Thorne