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 & TV Shows
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Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Jane Burke
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White Collar (2009) — June
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The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) — Mermeia
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The Love Boat (1977) — Roxy Blue
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Touched by an Angel (1994) — Grace Willis
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Eve's Bayou (1997) — Elzora
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Dynasty (1981) — Dominique Devereaux
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The Legend of Tarzan (2001) — Queen La (voice)
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Carmen Jones (1954) — Myrt
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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The Masked Saint (2016) — Ms. Edna
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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The Five Heartbeats (1991) — Eleanor Potter
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A Different World (1987) — Marion Gilbert
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Paris Blues (1961) — Connie Lampson
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Peeples (2013) — Nana Peeples
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The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self
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Ellen (1994) — Diahann Carroll
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Reading Rainbow (1983) — Self - Narrator (voice)
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Sidney (2022) — Self (archive footage)
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Claudine (1974) — Claudine Price
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Goodbye Again (1961) — Nightclub Singer
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Hurry Sundown (1967) — Vivian Thurlow
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979) — Zeona Haley
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The Split (1968) — Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
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The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Self
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Mystery Guest
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Porgy and Bess (1959) — Clara
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Half & Half (2002) — Grandma Ruth Thorne
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Peter Gunn (1958)
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Great Performances (1971) — Self
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
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At Risk (2010) — Nana
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The Front (2010) — Nana
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The Flip Wilson Show (1970) — Self
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Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
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The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Self
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The Colbys (1985)
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Strong Medicine (2000) — Eve Morton