Diahann Carroll
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-07-17 in Bronx, New York, USA
Died
2019-10-04
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 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.
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Jane Burke
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Great Performances
as Self
The Love Boat
as Roxy Blue
White Collar
as June
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
Dynasty
as Dominique Devereaux
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
Strong Medicine
as Eve Morton
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
as Grace Willis
The Oscars
as Self
Intimate Portrait
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self