Acting
Diahann Carroll
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 1974 film Claudine. She was also a breast cancer survivor and activist.
Filmography
Sidney
Film · 2022
How It Feels to Be Free
Film · 2021
The Masked Saint
Film · 2016
Light Girls
Film · 2015
Peeples
Film · 2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Film · 2013
Sing Your Song
Film · 2012
The Front
Film · 2010
At Risk
Film · 2010
Diary of a Single Mom
Film · 2009
White Collar
Series · 2009
Back to You
Series · 2007
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Film · 2004
Whoopi
Series · 2003
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Film · 2002
Half & Half
Series · 2002
The Court
Series · 2002
The Legend of Tarzan
Series · 2001
The Courage to Love
Film · 2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Film · 2000
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Film · 2000
Soul Food
Series · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Series · 2000
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Film · 1999
Jackie's Back!
Film · 1999
Twice in a Lifetime
Series · 1999
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Film · 1998
The Sweetest Gift
Film · 1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Film · 1998
Eve's Bayou
Film · 1997
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Film · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Burke's Law
Series · 1994
Ellen
Series · 1994
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Color Adjustment
Film · 1992
The Five Heartbeats
Film · 1991
Sunday in Paris
Film · 1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Film · 1991
Murder in Black and White
Film · 1990
From the Dead of Night
Film · 1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Film · 1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Film · 1988
A Different World
Series · 1987
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Film · 1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
The Best of Broadway
Film · 1985
The Colbys
Series · 1985
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Film · 1983
Reading Rainbow
Series · 1983
Sister, Sister
Film · 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Film · 1982
Dynasty
Series · 1981
The Big Show
Series · 1980
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Film · 1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Series · 1979
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Film · 1978
The Beatles Forever
Film · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Film · 1976
The Sonny and Cher Show
Series · 1976
Death Scream
Film · 1975
Claudine
Film · 1974
One More Time
Film · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
The Julie Andrews Hour
Series · 1972
Great Performances
Series · 1971
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Film · 1970
The Flip Wilson Show
Series · 1970
The Split
Film · 1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Film · 1968
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
Film · 1968
Julia
Series · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Hurry Sundown
Film · 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Series · 1967
The Strolling '20s
Film · 1966
ABC Stage 67
Series · 1966
The Hollywood Palace
Series · 1964
Not Only... But Also
Series · 1964
The Judy Garland Show
Series · 1963
The Danny Kaye Show
Series · 1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Paris Blues
Film · 1961
Goodbye Again
Film · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Porgy and Bess
Film · 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Series · 1959
Naked City
Series · 1958
Peter Gunn
Series · 1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Series · 1957
DuPont Show of the Month
Series · 1957
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Carmen Jones
Film · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Chance Of A Lifetime
Series · 1952
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Bob Hope Show
Series · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944