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Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 17, 1935
Died Oct 04, 2019 (84)
Birthplace Bronx, New York, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Po ... rgy 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.

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The Masked Saint

The Masked Saint

2016

as Ms. Edna

Peeples

Peeples

2013

as Nana Peeples

At Risk

At Risk

2010

as Nana

The Front

The Front

2010

as Nana

Diary of a Single Mom

Diary of a Single Mom

2009

as Therapist

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

as (archive footage)

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

2000

as Betty Hemings

The Courage to Love

The Courage to Love

2000

as Pouponne

Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

1999

as Diahann Carroll

The Sweetest Gift

The Sweetest Gift

1998

as Mrs. Wilson

Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

1997

as Elzora

Sunday in Paris

Sunday in Paris

1991

as Vernetta Chase

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

1991

as Eleanor Potter

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)

Murder in Black and White

Murder in Black and White

1990

as Margo Stover

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990

as Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)

From the Dead of Night

From the Dead of Night

1989

as Maggie

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1982

as Carolyne Lovejoy

Death Scream

Death Scream

1975

as Betty May

Claudine

Claudine

1974

as Claudine Price

The Split

The Split

1968

as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy

Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

1967

as Vivian Thurlow

Paris Blues

Paris Blues

1961

as Connie Lampson

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1961

as Nightclub Singer

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

1959

as Clara

Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

1954

as Myrt

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Carmen Jones Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Porgy and Bess Nominated
Television Credits

Dynasty

as Dominique Devereaux

Episodes: 110

First Aired: Jan 12, 1981

Julia

as Julia Baker

Episodes: 86

First Aired: Sep 17, 1968

White Collar

as June

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Oct 23, 2009

A Different World

as Marion Gilbert

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 24, 1987

Roots: The Next Generations

as Zeona Haley

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 18, 1979

Grey's Anatomy

as Jane Burke

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

The Legend of Tarzan

as Queen La (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 03, 2001

Soul Food

as Aunt Ruthie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 28, 2000

Twice in a Lifetime

as Jael

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 25, 1999

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as Betty Hemings

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 13, 2000

Half & Half

as Grandma Ruth Thorne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2002

The Love Boat

as Roxy Blue

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Touched by an Angel

as Grace Willis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Naked City

as Ruby Jay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Crow (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Burke's Law

as Grace Gibson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1994

Strong Medicine

as Eve Morton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

Back to You

as Sandra Jenkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2007

Ellen

as Diahann Carroll

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 29, 1994

Whoopi

as Viveca Rae

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2003

The Colbys

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 20, 1985

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Court

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 26, 2002

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 25, 1963

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Singer

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 04, 1964

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1970

ABC Stage 67

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1966

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 09, 1950

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 29, 1957

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 11, 1967

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Sonny and Cher Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1976

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Peter Gunn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1958

The Big Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1980

Coke Time with Eddie Fisher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 29, 1953

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 1956

Chance Of A Lifetime

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 08, 1952

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

The Judy Garland Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 08, 1963

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter/Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Reading Rainbow

as Herself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1983

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Julie Andrews Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

DuPont Show of the Month

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1957

The Red Skelton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Hollywood Palace

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1964

Not Only... But Also

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 1964

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Dinah!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 1974

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Tony Awards

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1959

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 1966

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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