Born in Bronx, New York, USA — Jul 17 1935• Died Oct 04 2019

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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Jane Burke

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Eve Morton

Roxy Blue

June

Grace Willis

Ruby Jay

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Dominique Devereaux

Diahann Carroll

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Marion Gilbert

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Self - Mystery Guest

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Self - Guest

Crow (voice)


Grandma Ruth Thorne

Jael

Grace Gibson

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Queen La (voice)

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Viveca Rae

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Zeona Haley

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Aunt Ruthie

Sandra Jenkins

Julia Baker

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Mermeia

Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Myrt

Eleanor Potter

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Betty Hemings

Betty May

Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy

Elzora

Connie Lampson

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Nightclub Singer

Nana

Vivian Thurlow

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Diahann Carroll

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Clara

Nana Peeples

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Claudine Price

Lydia Bishop

Nana

Pouponne

Diahann Carroll

Maria Cole

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Self (uncredited)

Ms. Edna

Betty Hemings

Sadie Delany

Therapist

Maggie

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Margo Stover

Carolyne Lovejoy
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Narrator

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Vernetta Chase

Vivian

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Herself

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Mrs. Wilson

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Self - Singer

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