Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Biography

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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.

Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1935-07-17

Place of birth

Bronx, New York, USA

Images

Cast

The Split

The Split

1968

6.70

Paris Blues

Paris Blues

1961

6.50

Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

1997

6.30

The Front

The Front

2010

5.60

At Risk

At Risk

2010

4.50

Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

1954

6.00

Peeples

Peeples

2013

5.60

Claudine

Claudine

1974

7.10

Light Girls

Light Girls

2015

10.00

Death Scream

Death Scream

1975

6.60