Diahann Carroll
ActingBorn
July 17, 1935
Died
October 4, 2019
Place of Birth
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 N…
Known For
Filmography
Sidney
2022
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
The Masked Saint
2016
Light Girls
2015
Peeples
2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013
Sing Your Song
2012
The Front
2010
At Risk
2010
Diary of a Single Mom
2009
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
The Courage to Love
2000
Jackie's Back!
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
The Sweetest Gift
1998
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
Eve's Bayou
1997
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
Color Adjustment
1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Sunday in Paris
1991
The Five Heartbeats
1991
Murder in Black and White
1990
From the Dead of Night
1989
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
The Best of Broadway
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
Sister, Sister
1982
Night of 100 Stars
1982
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
The Beatles Forever
1977
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1976
Death Scream
1975
Claudine
1974
One More Time
1974
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
1968
The Split
1968
Hurry Sundown
1967
The Strolling '20s
1966
Paris Blues
1961
Goodbye Again
1961
Porgy and Bess
1959
Carmen Jones
1954
White Collar
2009
Back to You
2007
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Whoopi
2003
Half & Half
2002
The Court
2002
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
Strong Medicine
2000
Soul Food
2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
Twice in a Lifetime
1999
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
Ellen
1994
Burke's Law
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
A Different World
1987
The Colbys
1985
Reading Rainbow
1983
Dynasty
1981
The Big Show
1980
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
The Love Boat
1977
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Dinah!
1974
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
Great Performances
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
Julia
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
ABC Stage 67
1966
Not Only... But Also
1964
The Hollywood Palace
1964
The Judy Garland Show
1963
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Naked City
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
The Steve Allen Show
1956
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
1953
The Oscars
1953
Chance Of A Lifetime
1952
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The Bob Hope Show
1950
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944