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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...
Known for
Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
White CollarSeries • 2009
DynastySeries • 1981
Strong MedicineSeries • 2000
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
A Different WorldSeries • 1987
Naked CitySeries • 1958
EllenSeries • 1994
Peter GunnSeries • 1958
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries • 1995
Half & HalfSeries • 2002
The Legend of TarzanSeries • 2001
Twice in a LifetimeSeries • 1999
Burke's LawSeries • 1994
The ColbysSeries • 1985
JuliaSeries • 1968
WhoopiSeries • 2003
Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries • 1979
The Sonny and Cher ShowSeries • 1976
Soul FoodSeries • 2000
Back to YouSeries • 2007
Carmen JonesMovie • 1954
The Star Wars Holiday SpecialMovie • 1978