John Raitt
American singer and actor (1917-2005)
Diahann Carroll was an acclaimed American actress, singer, model, and activist. She was the first African-American woman to star in a non-stereotypical role on American television with her hit show ‘Julia’ and went on to have a long and successful career in film, television, and on the Broadway stage, receiving numerous awards and nominations.
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About the Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carrollwas an American actress, singer, model, and activist. Carroll was the recipient of numerous stage and screen nominations and awards, including her Tony Award in 1962, Golden Globe Award in 1968, and five Emmy Award nominations.
Carroll rose to prominence in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, including the classic movie musicals Carmen Jonesand Porgy and Bess (1959). She received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her title role in the romantic comedy-drama film Claudine (1974). Carroll’s other notable film credits include Paris Blues (1961), The Split (1968), Eve’s Bayou (1997), and Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years (1999).
She starred as the title role in Julia (1968-1971), for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star – Female. The series was the first on American television to star a black woman in a non-stereotypical role. In the show Carroll played a nurse and single mother. She played the role of Dominique Deveraux, a mixed-race diva, in the prime time soap opera Dynasty from 1984 to 1987. She is also known for her roles in Naked City, A Different World, and Grey’s Anatomy.
Carroll made her Broadway debut playing Ottilie Alias Violet in the musical House of Flowers (1954). She became the first African-American woman to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Barbara Woodruff in the musical No Strings (1962).
Frequently Asked Questions
Diahann Carroll was born on July 17, 1935.
Diahann Carroll was the recipient of numerous stage and screen nominations and awards, including a Tony Award in 1962, a Golden Globe Award in 1968, and five Emmy Award nominations.
Diahann Carroll starred as the title role in the TV series Julia from 1968-1971, for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star – Female. In the show, she played a nurse and single mother.
Diahann Carroll rose to prominence in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, including the classic movie musicals Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959).
Diahann Carroll played the role of Dominique Deveraux, a mixed-race diva, in the prime time soap opera Dynasty from 1984 to 1987.
The TV series Julia, in which Diahann Carroll starred, was the first on American television to star a black woman in a non-stereotypical role.
Diahann Carroll made her Broadway debut playing Ottilie Alias Violet in the musical House of Flowers (1954).
5 Quotes by Diahann Carroll
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I considered Nat King Cole to be a friend and, in many ways, a mentor. He always had words of profound advice.
Diahann CarrollAmerican actress, singer, model and activist (1935-2019)
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I have a line of clothing at J.C. Penney’s… and I’m lucky to be affiliated.
Diahann CarrollAmerican actress, singer, model and activist (1935-2019)
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You have to keep your sanity as well as know how to distance yourself from it while still holding onto the reins tightly. That is a very difficult thing to do, but I’m learning.
Diahann CarrollAmerican actress, singer, model and activist (1935-2019)
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I hope that there are no persons that would want to think ill of me in any direction or any behavior.
Diahann CarrollAmerican actress, singer, model and activist (1935-2019)
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I’ve spent about that amount of time trying to tell the public that there was purpose in… my business, my career and the roller coaster ride… how the people I associated with worked together.
Diahann CarrollAmerican actress, singer, model and activist (1935-2019)