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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
The Masked Saint
as Ms. Edna
Peeples
as Nana Peeples
The Front
as Nana
At Risk
as Nana
Diary of a Single Mom
as Therapist
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
as Maria Cole
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Betty Hemings
The Courage to Love
as Pouponne
Jackie's Back!
as Diahann Carroll
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Sadie Delany
The Sweetest Gift
as Mrs. Wilson
Eve's Bayou
as Elzora
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
as Narrator
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
as Lydia Bishop
Sunday in Paris
as Vernetta Chase
The Five Heartbeats
as Eleanor Potter
Murder in Black and White
as Margo Stover
From the Dead of Night
as Maggie
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Diahann Carroll
Sister, Sister
as Carolyne Lovejoy
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
as Vivian
The Star Wars Holiday Special
as Mermeia
Death Scream
as Betty May
Claudine
as Claudine Price
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
as Self - Singer
The Split
as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy
Hurry Sundown
as Vivian Thurlow
Paris Blues
as Connie Lampson