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