Diahann Carroll
Birthday
1935/07/17
Day of death
2019/10/04 (84 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Bronx, New York, USA
Also know as
Carol Diahann Johnson, دیان کارول
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Amer...Read more
Acting
(1959) Porgy and Bess
as Clara
(1998) Motown 40: The Music is Forever
as Self
(1968) The Split
as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
(1961) Paris Blues
as Connie Lampson
(1991) The Five Heartbeats
as Eleanor Potter
(1997) Eve's Bayou
as Elzora
(1968) The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
(2010) The Front
as Nana
(2010) At Risk
as Nana
(1977) The Beatles Forever
as Self
(1954) Carmen Jones
as Myrt
(2000) The Courage to Love
as Pouponne
(2013) Peeples
as Nana Peeples
(1974) Claudine
as Claudine Price
(2012) Sing Your Song
as Self
(2013) Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
as Self
(1988) Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self
(1967) Hurry Sundown
as Vivian Thurlow
(2000) Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Betty Hemings
(1979) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
as Vivian
(1994) Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
as Lydia Bishop
(1998) The Sweetest Gift
as Mrs. Wilson
(1988) Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Diahann Carroll
(2002) NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
(1970) King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) Light Girls
as Self
(1990) Mo' Better Blues
as Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)
(1985) Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1999) Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Sadie Delany
(2016) The Masked Saint
as Ms. Edna
(1978) The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Mermeia
(1986) Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
(1961) Goodbye Again
as Nightclub Singer
(2000) Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
as Maria Cole
(1968) Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
as Self - Singer
(1982) Sister, Sister
as Carolyne Lovejoy
(2004) TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as (archive footage)
(1989) From the Dead of Night
as Maggie
(1985) The Best of Broadway
as Herself
(1990) Murder in Black and White
as Margo Stover
(1991) Sunday in Paris
as Vernetta Chase
(1992) Color Adjustment
as Self
(1991) Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Death Scream
as Betty May
(2009) Diary of a Single Mom
as Therapist
(2021) How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
(1976) Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
as Self
(1995) Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
as Narrator
(1982) Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1999) Jackie's Back!
as Diahann Carroll
(1998) Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
(1987) A Different World
as Marion Gilbert
(2005) Grey's Anatomy
as Jane Burke
(2002) Half & Half
as Grandma Ruth Thorne
(1976) The Sonny and Cher Show
as ---
(1977) The Love Boat
as Roxy Blue
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Grace Willis
(2001) The Legend of Tarzan
as Queen La (voice)
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1981) Dynasty
as Dominique Devereaux
(1958) Naked City
as Ruby Jay
(2000) Soul Food
as Aunt Ruthie
(1985) The Colbys
as ---
(1999) Twice in a Lifetime
as Jael
(1968) Julia
as Julia Baker
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self
(1958) Peter Gunn
as ---
(1980) The Big Show
as Self
(1953) Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
as ---
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(1979) Roots: The Next Generations
as Zeona Haley
(1966) ABC Stage 67
as Self
(2002) The Court
as ---
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
(2009) White Collar
as June
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1952) Chance Of A Lifetime
as ---
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1963) The Judy Garland Show
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter/Performer
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1983) Reading Rainbow
as Herself - Narrator (voice)
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Crow (voice)
(1972) The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self
(1957) DuPont Show of the Month
as Self
(1994) Burke's Law
as Grace Gibson
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Host
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self
(1964) Not Only... But Also
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(2000) Strong Medicine
as Eve Morton
(2007) Back to You
as Sandra Jenkins
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(2000) Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Betty Hemings
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1994) Ellen
as Diahann Carroll
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(2003) Whoopi
as Viveca Rae
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Co-Host
(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
as ---
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self