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