Sidney
2022 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Diahann Carroll
1935-07-17
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Bronx, New York, USA
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
How It Feels to Be Free
2021 · Movie
as Self (archival footage)
The Masked Saint
2016 · Movie
as Ms. Edna
Light Girls
2015 · Movie
as Self
Peeples
2013 · Movie
as Nana Peeples
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013 · Movie
as Self
Sing Your Song
2012 · Movie
as Self
The Front
2010 · Movie
as Nana
At Risk
2010 · Movie
as Nana
Diary of a Single Mom
2009 · Movie
as Therapist
White Collar
2009 · TV Show
as June
Back to You
2007 · TV Show
as Sandra Jenkins
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
as Jane Burke
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 · Movie
as (archive footage)
Whoopi
2003 · TV Show
as Viveca Rae
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie
as Self
Half & Half
2002 · TV Show
as Grandma Ruth Thorne
The Court
2002 · TV Show
The Legend of Tarzan
2001 · TV Show
as Queen La (voice)
The Courage to Love
2000 · Movie
as Pouponne
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000 · Movie
as Betty Hemings
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
2000 · Movie
as Maria Cole
Soul Food
2000 · TV Show
as Aunt Ruthie
Strong Medicine
2000 · TV Show
as Eve Morton
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000 · TV Show
as Betty Hemings
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999 · Movie
as Sadie Delany
Jackie's Back!
1999 · Movie
as Diahann Carroll
Twice in a Lifetime
1999 · TV Show
as Jael
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
1998 · Movie
as Self
The Sweetest Gift
1998 · Movie
as Mrs. Wilson
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998 · Movie
as Self
Eve's Bayou
1997 · Movie
as Elzora
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995 · Movie
as Narrator
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV Show
as Crow (voice)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994 · Movie
as Lydia Bishop
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
as Grace Willis
Burke's Law
1994 · TV Show
as Grace Gibson
Ellen
1994 · TV Show
as Diahann Carroll
Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV Show
as Self
Color Adjustment
1992 · Movie
as Self
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Movie
as Eleanor Potter
Sunday in Paris
1991 · Movie
as Vernetta Chase
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Movie
as Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murder in Black and White
1990 · Movie
as Margo Stover
From the Dead of Night
1989 · Movie
as Maggie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 · Movie
as Self
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988 · Movie
as Diahann Carroll
A Different World
1987 · TV Show
as Marion Gilbert
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986 · Movie
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
as Self
The Best of Broadway
1985 · Movie
as Herself
The Colbys
1985 · TV Show
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983 · Movie
Reading Rainbow
1983 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sister, Sister
1982 · Movie
as Carolyne Lovejoy
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
as Self
Dynasty
1981 · TV Show
as Dominique Devereaux
The Big Show
1980 · TV Show
as Self
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979 · Movie
as Vivian
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · TV Show
as Zeona Haley
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978 · Movie
as Mermeia
The Beatles Forever
1977 · Movie
as Self
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
as Roxy Blue
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1976 · Movie
as Self
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976 · TV Show
Death Scream
1975 · Movie
as Betty May
Claudine
1974 · Movie
as Claudine Price
No image
One More Time
1974 · Movie
as Self
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
as Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972 · TV Show
as Self
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · TV Show
as Self
The Split
1968 · Movie
as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 · Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
1968 · Movie
as Self - Singer
Julia
1968 · TV Show
as Julia Baker
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Hurry Sundown
1967 · Movie
as Vivian Thurlow
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · TV Show
as Self
The Strolling '20s
1966 · Movie
as Self
ABC Stage 67
1966 · TV Show
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Not Only... But Also
1964 · TV Show
as Self
The Judy Garland Show
1963 · TV Show
as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · TV Show
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
as Self
Paris Blues
1961 · Movie
as Connie Lampson
Goodbye Again
1961 · Movie
as Nightclub Singer
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self - Co-Host, Self
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Movie
as Clara
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · TV Show
as Self
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
as Ruby Jay
Peter Gunn
1958 · TV Show
No image
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV Show
as Self
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · TV Show
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Guest, Self - Singer
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Host, Self - Presenter, Self - Co-Host, Self - Performer, Self - Presenter / Performer
Carmen Jones
1954 · Movie
as Myrt
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
1953 · TV Show
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Chance Of A Lifetime
1952 · TV Show
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · TV Show
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
as Self
What's My Line?
1950 · TV Show
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self
