Diahann Carroll

Actor Jul 17 (died age 84) Bronx, New York, USA 1944–2022 (78 year career)

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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 i…

Known For

Film

Mo' Better Blues

Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)

Film

Eve's Bayou

Elzora

Film

Dynasty

Dominique Devereaux

Film

The Five Heartbeats

Eleanor Potter

Film

Sidney

Self (archive footage)

Film

Carmen Jones

Myrt

Film

Paris Blues

Connie Lampson

Film

Goodbye Again

Nightclub Singer

Filmography

Acting (111)

Movies (54)

Sidney

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.6

How It Feels to Be Free

2021

as Self (archival footage)

The Masked Saint

as Ms. Edna

Light Girls

as Self

Peeples

as Nana Peeples

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

as Self

Sing Your Song

as Self

At Risk

as Nana

The Front

as Nana

Diary of a Single Mom

2009

as Therapist

4.0

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

as (archive footage)

4.0

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as Betty Hemings

The Courage to Love

as Pouponne

Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

as Maria Cole

Jackie's Back!

as Diahann Carroll

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

as Sadie Delany

The Sweetest Gift

as Mrs. Wilson

Motown 40: The Music is Forever

1998

as Self

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998

as Self

Eve's Bayou

1997

as Elzora

6.4

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

1995

as Narrator

2.0

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

as Lydia Bishop

Color Adjustment

as Self

Sunday in Paris

as Vernetta Chase

The Five Heartbeats

as Eleanor Potter

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.7

Murder in Black and White

1990

as Margo Stover

Mo' Better Blues

1990

as Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)

6.5

From the Dead of Night

1989

as Maggie

5.5

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self

6.0

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988

as Diahann Carroll

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986

as Self

9.0

The Best of Broadway

1985

as Herself

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Sister, Sister

as Carolyne Lovejoy

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

1979

as Vivian

4.0

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

as Mermeia

3.4

The Beatles Forever

1977

as Self

Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

1976

as Self

Death Scream

as Betty May

Claudine

as Claudine Price

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

The Split

1968

as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy

6.7

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

as Self (uncredited)

7.6

Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing

1968

as Self - Singer

Hurry Sundown

1967

as Vivian Thurlow

6.4

The Strolling '20s

1966

as Self

Paris Blues

as Connie Lampson

Goodbye Again

as Nightclub Singer

Porgy and Bess

as Clara

Carmen Jones

as Myrt

Television (57)

White Collar

as June

Back to You

as Sandra Jenkins

Grey's Anatomy

as Jane Burke

Whoopi

as Viveca Rae

Half & Half

as Grandma Ruth Thorne

The Court

The Legend of Tarzan

as Queen La (voice)

Strong Medicine

as Eve Morton

Soul Food

as Aunt Ruthie

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as Betty Hemings

Twice in a Lifetime

as Jael

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Crow (voice)

Touched by an Angel

as Grace Willis

Ellen

as Diahann Carroll

Burke's Law

as Grace Gibson

Intimate Portrait

as Self

A Different World

as Marion Gilbert

The Colbys

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8.4

Dynasty

1981

as Dominique Devereaux

6.4

The Big Show

1980

as Self

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

as Zeona Haley

7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

as Zeona Haley

The Love Boat

as Roxy Blue

The Sonny and Cher Show

Dinah!

as Self

The Julie Andrews Hour

as Self

Great Performances

as Self

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Julia

as Julia Baker

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

ABC Stage 67

as Self

The Hollywood Palace

as Self

Not Only... But Also

as Self

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

The Judy Garland Show

1963

as Self

8.0

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

Naked City

as Ruby Jay

Peter Gunn

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

DuPont Show of the Month

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Coke Time with Eddie Fisher

Chance Of A Lifetime

The Red Skelton Show

as Self

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee