Acting · Bronx, New York, USA · Born July 17, 1935
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.
MovieSidney
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHow It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)
MovieThe Masked Saint
2016
as Ms. Edna
MovieLight Girls
2015
as Self
MoviePeeples
2013
as Nana Peeples
MovieMartin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013
as Self
MovieSing Your Song
2012
as Self
MovieThe Front
2010
as Nana
MovieAt Risk
2010
as Nana
TVWhite Collar
2009
as June
MovieDiary of a Single Mom
2009
as Therapist
TVBack to You
2007
as Sandra Jenkins
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Jane Burke
MovieTV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
as (archive footage)
TVWhoopi
2003
as Viveca Rae
TVHalf & Half
2002
as Grandma Ruth Thorne
MovieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
TVThe Court
2002
TVThe Legend of Tarzan
2001
as Queen La (voice)
MovieLivin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
2000
as Maria Cole
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Eve Morton
TVSoul Food
2000
as Aunt Ruthie
MovieSally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Betty Hemings
TVSally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Betty Hemings
MovieThe Courage to Love
2000
as Pouponne
TVTwice in a Lifetime
1999
as Jael
MovieJackie's Back!
1999
as Diahann Carroll
MovieHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
as Sadie Delany
MovieThe Sweetest Gift
1998
as Mrs. Wilson
MovieMotown 40: The Music Is Forever
1998
as Self
MovieSmall Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
as Self
MovieEve's Bayou
1997
as Elzora
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Crow (voice)
MovieJirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1995
as Narrator
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Grace Willis
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
as Lydia Bishop
TVEllen
1994
as Diahann Carroll
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Grace Gibson
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
MovieColor Adjustment
1992
as Self
MoviePreminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieSunday in Paris
1991
as Vernetta Chase
MovieThe Five Heartbeats
1991
as Eleanor Potter
MovieMurder in Black and White
1990
as Margo Stover
MovieFrom the Dead of Night
1989
as Maggie
MovieJoan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Diahann Carroll
MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
TVA Different World
1987
as Marion Gilbert
MovieKraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
TVThe Colbys
1985
MovieThe Best of Broadway
1985
as Herself
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieStarfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
MovieSister, Sister
1982
as Carolyne Lovejoy
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
TVDynasty
1981
as Dominique Devereaux
TVThe Big Show
1980
as Self
MovieI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1979
as Vivian
TVRoots: The Next Generations
1979
as Zeona Haley
MovieThe Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
as Mermeia
MovieThe Beatles Forever
1977
as Self
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Roxy Blue
MovieTelly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1976
as Self
TVThe Sonny and Cher Show
1976
MovieDeath Scream
1975
as Betty May
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieClaudine
1974
as Claudine Price
One More Time
1974
as Self
TVThe Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVThe Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
MovieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
MovieFrancis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
1968
as Self - Singer
MovieThe Split
1968
as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
TVJulia
1968
as Julia Baker
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
MovieHurry Sundown
1967
as Vivian Thurlow
TVABC Stage 67
1966
as Self
MovieThe Strolling '20s
1966
as Self
Not Only... But Also
1964
as Self
TVThe Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
TVThe Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
MovieParis Blues
1961
as Connie Lampson
MovieGoodbye Again
1961
as Nightclub Singer
MoviePorgy and Bess
1959
as Clara
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
TVNaked City
1958
as Ruby Jay
TVPeter Gunn
1958
TVDuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
MovieCarmen Jones
1954
as Myrt
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
1953
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
Chance Of A Lifetime
1952
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
