Diahann Carroll
- Teen actor
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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 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
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)
The Masked Saint
2016
as Ms. Edna
Light Girls
2015
as Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Peeples
2013
as Nana Peeples
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013
as Self
Sing Your Song
2012
as Self
The Front
2010
as Nana
At Risk
2010
as Nana
White Collar
2009
as June
Diary of a Single Mom
2009
as Therapist
Back to You
2007
as Sandra Jenkins
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Jane Burke
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as (archive footage)
Whoopi
2003
as Viveca Rae
Half & Half
2002
as Grandma Ruth Thorne
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
The Court
2002
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
as Queen La (voice)
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
2000
as Maria Cole
Strong Medicine
2000
as Eve Morton
Soul Food
2000
as Aunt Ruthie
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Betty Hemings
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Betty Hemings
The Courage to Love
2000
as Pouponne
Twice in a Lifetime
1999
as Jael
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Diahann Carroll
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
as Sadie Delany
The Sweetest Gift
1998
as Mrs. Wilson
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998
as Self
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
as Self
Eve's Bayou
1997
as Elzora
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Crow (voice)
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
as Narrator
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Grace Willis
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
as Lydia Bishop
Burke's Law
1994
as Grace Gibson
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Color Adjustment
1992
as Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sunday in Paris
1991
as Vernetta Chase
The Five Heartbeats
1991
as Eleanor Potter
Mo' Better Blues
1990
as Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)
Murder in Black and White
1990
as Margo Stover
From the Dead of Night
1989
as Maggie
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Diahann Carroll
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
A Different World
1987
as Marion Gilbert
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
The Colbys
1985
The Best of Broadway
1985
as Herself
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
Sister, Sister
1982
as Carolyne Lovejoy
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Dynasty
1981
as Dominique Devereaux
The Big Show
1980
as Self
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
as Vivian
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Zeona Haley
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
as Mermeia
The Beatles Forever
1977
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Roxy Blue
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1976
as Self
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Death Scream
1975
as Betty May
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Claudine
1974
as Claudine Price
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
1968
as Self - Singer
The Split
1968
as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
Julia
1968
as Julia Baker
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
Hurry Sundown
1967
as Vivian Thurlow
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Self
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
1966
Not Only... But Also
1964
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Paris Blues
1961
as Connie Lampson
Goodbye Again
1961
as Nightclub Singer
Porgy and Bess
1959
as Clara
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Naked City
1958
as Ruby Jay
Peter Gunn
1958
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter/Performer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Co-Host
Carmen Jones
1954
as Myrt
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
1953
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Chance Of A Lifetime
1952
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest