Diahann Carroll
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9613 |
| Birthday | 1935-07-17 |
| Place of Birth | Bronx, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Carol Diahann Johnson, دیان کارول, |
1959
Porgy and Bess
6.1/24
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy...
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1998
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
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Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.
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1968
The Split
6.7/30
A group of thieves attempt a daring robbery of a football stadium.
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The Split
1961
Paris Blues
6.458/71
During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and...
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Paris Blues
1991
The Five Heartbeats
7.3/70
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky...
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The Five Heartbeats
1997
Eve's Bayou
6.4/151
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve...
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Eve's Bayou
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
7.6/4
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show
2010
The Front
5.6/18
A detective uncovers a sinister conspiracy when he is sent to research a disintegrating neighborhood for a public relations campaign.
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The Front
2010
At Risk
4.4/19
Detective Win Garano is asked to reopen a twenty-year-old murder case, and soon finds himself endangered by the political ambitions of a district atto...
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At Risk
1977
The Beatles Forever
0/0
A musical salute to The Beatles.
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The Beatles Forever
1954
Carmen Jones
6.1/93
In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wa...
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Carmen Jones
2000
The Courage to Love
6.4/6
In 19th century New Orleans, creole Henriette must choose between love and devotion to the church. Neither choice is going to be easy, as there is gre...
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The Courage to Love
2013
Peeples
5.6/73
Hoping to propose to his upper-crust girlfriend, Wade Walker crashes her family's annual reunion and lands in a face-off with her dad.
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Peeples
1974
Claudine
7/40
Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one c...
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Claudine
2012
Sing Your Song
6.9/10
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the...
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Sing Your Song
2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
10/1
Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the Unite...
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1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6/3
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
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1967
Hurry Sundown
6.365/37
A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.
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Hurry Sundown
2000
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
7.6/5
Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, sp...
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Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
1979
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4/9
Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
7.167/9
A former associate of Perry Mason returns to handle the defense of a world-class chess player accused of murdering a prominent TV personality.
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1998
The Sweetest Gift
5/2
Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers, as their chi...
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The Sweetest Gift
1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
0/0
Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes.
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Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
0/0
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.1/11
A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, M...
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
2015
Light Girls
10/1
From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colo...
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Light Girls
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
8/4
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...
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Night of 100 Stars II
1999
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
7.3/6
Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up o...
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
2016
The Masked Saint
5.6/88
The journey of a professional wrestler who becomes a small town pastor and moonlights as a masked vigilante fighting injustice. While facing crises at...
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The Masked Saint
1978
The Star Wars Holiday Special
3.382/505
Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, the...
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The Star Wars Holiday Special
1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
9/2
An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career.
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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1961
Goodbye Again
7.1/40
Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her lo...
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Goodbye Again
2000
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
7/4
The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her father'...
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Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
1968
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
0/0
Having established himself as a household name after his previous A Man and His Music specials, Frank Sinatra made a bold statement in 1968 by starrin...
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Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
1982
Sister, Sister
0/0
Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the home of her two sisters.
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Sister, Sister
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
4/1
Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and hi...
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1989
From the Dead of Night
5.5/2
After having a near death experience Joanna finds her life in constant danger. She begins to believe that certain forces are trying to bring her back...
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From the Dead of Night
1985
The Best of Broadway
0/0
Tom Bosley hosts a tribute to the American musical theater taped before a live audience featuring dozens of stars recreating their original performanc...
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The Best of Broadway
1990
Murder in Black and White
0/0
A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.
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Murder in Black and White
1991
Sunday in Paris
4/1
A pilot for an unsold NBC series. A single woman with three children realizes that her family has lost sight of their values and gives up her career a...
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Sunday in Paris
1992
Color Adjustment
6.8/12
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving cl...
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Color Adjustment
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
7.7/6
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such me...
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1975
Death Scream
6.6/6
Loosely based on the true story of the killing of Kitty Genovese: A young woman's murder is witnessed by fifteen of her neighbors who do nothing to h...
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Death Scream
2009
Diary of a Single Mom
4/1
Ocean a 27-year-old highly-motivated mother has found her calling in managing a neighborhood apartment building along with the residents and the probl...
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Diary of a Single Mom
2021
How It Feels to Be Free
0/0
Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tys...
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1976
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
0/0
At the height of his KOJAK TV series fame, Telly Savalas starred in this variety special that was sponsored by Kraft Foods and shown without commercia...
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Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?
1995
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
2/1
A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But when he is given a set of magical bones, he uses them to...
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Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
1982
Night of 100 Stars
6.7/3
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...
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Night of 100 Stars
1999
Jackie's Back!
6.5/8
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
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Jackie's Back!
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
0/0
Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achievements of African-American performers and their...
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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1983
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
0/0
Filmed in 1983 at Las Vegas's Tropicana Hotel and hosted by Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley, this variety special features a star-studded cast. Perf...
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Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1966
The Strolling '20s
0/0
Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical, writt...
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The Strolling '20s
2022
Sidney
7.405/42
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Wa...
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Sidney
1974
One More Time
0/0
Musical comedy stars of the past and present bridge the musical generation gap as they perform their particular specialties and re-create some memorab...
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