Diahann Carroll
Acting
Born: July 17, 1935 · Bronx, New York, USA
Died: October 4, 2019 (aged 84)
Highest Rated
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
2005
White Collar
2009
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
The Love Boat
1977
Touched by an Angel
1994
Eve's Bayou
1997
Dynasty
1981
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
Carmen Jones
1954
The Masked Saint
2016
The Oscars
1953
The Five Heartbeats
1991
Photos (4)
Movies (33)
Carmen Jones
Myrt
Jackie's Back!
Diahann Carroll
Paris Blues
Connie Lampson
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Mermeia
Eve's Bayou
Elzora
The Five Heartbeats
Eleanor Potter
Goodbye Again
Nightclub Singer
The Front
Nana
Peeples
Nana Peeples
The Split
Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
Porgy and Bess
Clara
Claudine
Claudine Price
Hurry Sundown
Vivian Thurlow
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Betty Hemings
Murder in Black and White
Margo Stover
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Sadie Delany
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Diahann Carroll
At Risk
Nana
The Masked Saint
Ms. Edna
The Courage to Love
Pouponne
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Lydia Bishop
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Death Scream
Betty May
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Diary of a Single Mom
Therapist
From the Dead of Night
Maggie
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Maria Cole
Sunday in Paris
Vernetta Chase
Sister, Sister
Carolyne Lovejoy
The Sweetest Gift
Mrs. Wilson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Vivian
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Narrator
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
TV Shows (24)
Grey's Anatomy
Jane Burke · 5 eps
The Love Boat
Roxy Blue · 1 eps
White Collar
June · 25 eps
Dynasty
Dominique Devereaux · 110 eps
Strong Medicine
Eve Morton · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Grace Willis · 1 eps
Ellen
Diahann Carroll · 1 eps
A Different World
Marion Gilbert · 9 eps
Naked City
Ruby Jay · 1 eps
The Legend of Tarzan
Queen La (voice) · 3 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Crow (voice) · 1 eps
Half & Half
Grandma Ruth Thorne · 1 eps
Julia
Julia Baker · 86 eps
Twice in a Lifetime
Jael · 2 eps
Burke's Law
Grace Gibson · 1 eps
The Colbys
7 eps
Back to You
Sandra Jenkins · 1 eps
Soul Food
Aunt Ruthie · 2 eps
The Sonny and Cher Show
1 eps
Roots: The Next Generations
Zeona Haley · 1 eps
Whoopi
Viveca Rae · 1 eps
The Court
6 eps
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Betty Hemings · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (55)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 9 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 4 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Performer · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Self · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 5 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 2 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 6 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · 2 eps
The Hollywood Palace
Self · 4 eps
ABC Stage 67
Self · 2 eps
DuPont Show of the Month
Self · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self · 1 eps
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self · 1 eps
Sidney
Self (archive footage)
The Judy Garland Show
Self · 1 eps
The Big Show
Self · 1 eps
Light Girls
Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Color Adjustment
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
The Best of Broadway
Herself
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Self
Sing Your Song
Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Self
The Strolling '20s
Self
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Self
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
Self - Singer
The Beatles Forever
Self