Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Masked Saint ★ 5.6 The Masked Saint 2016 Peeples ★ 5.6 Peeples 2013 The Front ★ 5.6 The Front 2010 At Risk ★ 4.6 At Risk 2010 White Collar ★ 8.2 White Collar 2009 Diary of a Single Mom ★ 4.0 Diary of a Single Mom 2009 Back to You ★ 5.6 Back to You 2007 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years ★ 5.3 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years 2004 Whoopi ★ 8.8 Whoopi 2003 Half & Half ★ 8.3 Half & Half 2002 The Court ★ 10.0 The Court 2002 The Legend of Tarzan ★ 7.0 The Legend of Tarzan 2001 Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story ★ 7.6 Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story 2000 Strong Medicine ★ 7.4 Strong Medicine 2000 Soul Food ★ 7.2 Soul Food 2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal ★ 8.0 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal 2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal ★ 8.0 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal 2000 The Courage to Love ★ 6.8 The Courage to Love 2000 Twice in a Lifetime ★ 6.2 Twice in a Lifetime 1999 Jackie's Back! ★ 6.9 Jackie's Back! 1999 Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years ★ 7.3 Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years 1999 The Sweetest Gift ★ 5.7 The Sweetest Gift 1998 Eve's Bayou ★ 6.4 Eve's Bayou 1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ★ 6.3 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1995 Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale ★ 5.5 Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale 1995 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle ★ 7.5 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 1994 Ellen ★ 6.1 Ellen 1994 Burke's Law ★ 6.8 Burke's Law 1994 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker ★ 8.0 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991 Sunday in Paris ★ 6.0 Sunday in Paris 1991 The Five Heartbeats ★ 7.3 The Five Heartbeats 1991 Murder in Black and White ★ 7.0 Murder in Black and White 1990 From the Dead of Night ★ 6.0 From the Dead of Night 1989 Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz ★ 9.0 Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz 1988 A Different World ★ 7.0 A Different World 1987 The Colbys ★ 6.3 The Colbys 1985 Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 1983 Sister, Sister ★ 8.0 Sister, Sister 1982 Dynasty ★ 6.5 Dynasty 1981 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ★ 4.3 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1979 Roots: The Next Generations ★ 7.4 Roots: The Next Generations 1979 The Star Wars Holiday Special ★ 3.4 The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978 The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 The Sonny and Cher Show ★ 7.2 The Sonny and Cher Show 1976 Death Scream ★ 6.6 Death Scream 1975 Claudine ★ 7.1 Claudine 1974 The Split ★ 6.7 The Split 1968 Julia ★ 6.4 Julia 1968 Hurry Sundown ★ 6.4 Hurry Sundown 1967 Paris Blues ★ 6.5 Paris Blues 1961 Goodbye Again ★ 7.1 Goodbye Again 1961 Porgy and Bess ★ 6.3 Porgy and Bess 1959 Naked City ★ 5.7 Naked City 1958 Peter Gunn ★ 6.6 Peter Gunn 1958 Carmen Jones ★ 6.2 Carmen Jones 1954 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher ★ 9.0 Coke Time with Eddie Fisher 1953 Chance Of A Lifetime Chance Of A Lifetime 1952