Diahann Carroll
Acting
Born July 17, 1935 · Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
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 playe…
Known For · 40 titles
Grey's Anatomy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Great Performances
Tony Awards
The Bob Hope Show
Golden Globe Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
The Red Skelton Show
White Collar
Peter Gunn
What's My Line?
Strong Medicine
The Dick Cavett Show
Dynasty
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Touched by an Angel
Ellen
The Carol Burnett Show
Naked City
Intimate Portrait
The Steve Allen Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
A Different World
The Oscars
Dinah!
Reading Rainbow
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Danny Kaye Show
Twice in a Lifetime
Half & Half
The Bell Telephone Hour
Julia
The Legend of Tarzan
The Flip Wilson Show
Burke's Law
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Hollywood Palace
The Colbys