Diahann Carroll
Born in Bronx, New York, USA — Jul 17 1935• Died Oct 04 2019
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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 caree…
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Grey's Anatomy
Jane Burke
Great Performances
Self
Strong Medicine
Eve Morton
The Love Boat
Roxy Blue
White Collar
June
Touched by an Angel
Grace Willis
Naked City
Ruby Jay
Intimate Portrait
Self
Dynasty
Dominique Devereaux
Ellen
Diahann Carroll
Dinah!
Self
A Different World
Marion Gilbert
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Crow (voice)
Peter Gunn
Half & Half
Grandma Ruth Thorne
Twice in a Lifetime
Jael
Burke's Law
Grace Gibson
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
The Legend of Tarzan
Queen La (voice)
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Whoopi
Viveca Rae
The Hollywood Palace
Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
The Colbys
ABC Stage 67
Self
DuPont Show of the Month
Self
The Sonny and Cher Show
Roots: The Next Generations
Zeona Haley
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
Soul Food
Aunt Ruthie
Back to You
Sandra Jenkins
Julia
Julia Baker
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
The Court
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Not Only... But Also
Self
The Judy Garland Show
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Mermeia
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Show
Self
Carmen Jones
Myrt
The Five Heartbeats
Eleanor Potter
Sidney
Self (archive footage)
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Betty Hemings
Death Scream
Betty May
The Split
Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
Eve's Bayou
Elzora
Paris Blues
Connie Lampson
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Goodbye Again
Nightclub Singer
At Risk
Nana
Hurry Sundown
Vivian Thurlow
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Jackie's Back!
Diahann Carroll
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Porgy and Bess
Clara
Peeples
Nana Peeples
Light Girls
Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(archive footage)
Claudine
Claudine Price
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Lydia Bishop
The Front
Nana
The Courage to Love
Pouponne
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Diahann Carroll
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Maria Cole
Color Adjustment
Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
The Masked Saint
Ms. Edna
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Betty Hemings
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Sadie Delany
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
Diary of a Single Mom
Therapist
From the Dead of Night
Maggie
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Self
Murder in Black and White
Margo Stover
Sister, Sister
Carolyne Lovejoy
One More Time
Self
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Narrator
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
Sing Your Song
Self
Sunday in Paris
Vernetta Chase
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Vivian
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Self
The Best of Broadway
Herself
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Self
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
The Sweetest Gift
Mrs. Wilson
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Self
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
The Beatles Forever
Self
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
Self - Singer
The Strolling '20s
Self
Chance Of A Lifetime