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.
Acted in 56
2010s
- 2016
- 2013
- 2010
The Front
Nana
At Risk
Nana
2000s
- 2009
Diary of a Single Mom
Therapist
- 2007
Back to You
Sandra Jenkins · 1 episode
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Maria Cole
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Betty Hemings
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Betty Hemings · 2 episodes
1990s
- 1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Sadie Delany
- 1998
The Sweetest Gift
Mrs. Wilson
- 1997
- 1995
- 1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Lydia Bishop
- 1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sunday in Paris
Vernetta Chase
The Five Heartbeats
Eleanor Potter
- 1990
Murder in Black and White
Margo Stover
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Diahann Carroll
- 1987
- 1985
- 1983
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Movie
- 1982
Sister, Sister
Carolyne Lovejoy
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Vivian
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
Death Scream
Betty May
- 1974
Claudine
Claudine Price
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
Hurry Sundown
Vivian Thurlow
- 1961
Goodbye Again
Nightclub Singer
1950s
- 1959
Porgy and Bess
Clara
- 1958
- 1954
Appearances49
2020s
- 2022
- 2021
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
2010s
- 2015
- 2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Self
- 2012
Sing Your Song
Self
2000s
- 2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
1990s
- 1998
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Self
- 1995
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Narrator
- 1993
- 1992
Color Adjustment
Self
1980s
- 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
- 1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
- 1985
The Best of Broadway
Herself
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
- 1983
- 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
- 1980
The Big Show
Self · 1 episode
1970s
- 1977
The Beatles Forever
Self
- 1976
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Self
- 1974
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
Self - Singer
- 1967
- 1966
The Strolling '20s
Self
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
- 1957
- 1956
- 1954
- 1953
- 1951
- 1950
