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.

Casted

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Played Mermeia

Average Rating

3.4

490 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1978

48 years ago
Mo' Better Blues

Played Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.5

249 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1990

36 years ago
Eve's Bayou

Played Elzora

Average Rating

6.4

149 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1997

28 years ago
Carmen Jones

Played Myrt

Average Rating

6.1

91 votes

Release Date

Oct 28, 1954

72 years ago
The Masked Saint

Played Ms. Edna

Average Rating

5.6

88 votes

Release Date

Jan 08, 2016

10 years ago
Peeples

Played Nana Peeples

Average Rating

5.6

73 votes

Release Date

May 09, 2013

13 years ago
The Five Heartbeats

Played Eleanor Potter

Average Rating

7.3

69 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 1991

35 years ago
Paris Blues

Played Connie Lampson

Average Rating

6.5

68 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1961

65 years ago
Goodbye Again

Played Nightclub Singer

Average Rating

7.1

40 votes

Release Date

May 23, 1961

65 years ago
Claudine

Played Claudine Price

Average Rating

7.1

38 votes

Release Date

Apr 22, 1974

52 years ago
Hurry Sundown

Played Vivian Thurlow

Average Rating

6.4

36 votes

Release Date

Feb 09, 1967

60 years ago
The Split

Played Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy

Average Rating

6.7

30 votes

Release Date

Nov 04, 1968

58 years ago
Porgy and Bess

Played Clara

Average Rating

6.1

24 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 1959

67 years ago
At Risk

Played Nana

Average Rating

4.4

19 votes

Release Date

May 19, 2010

16 years ago
The Front

Played Nana

Average Rating

5.6

18 votes

Release Date

May 26, 2010

16 years ago
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.1

11 votes

Release Date

Mar 24, 1970

56 years ago
Color Adjustment

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 1992

34 years ago
Sing Your Song

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

10 votes

Release Date

Jan 13, 2012

14 years ago
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Played Vivian

Average Rating

4.0

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 1979

47 years ago
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

Played Lydia Bishop

Average Rating

7.3

8 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1994

32 years ago
Jackie's Back!

Played Diahann Carroll

Average Rating

6.5

8 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1999

27 years ago
The Courage to Love

Played Pouponne

Average Rating

6.4

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 24, 2000

26 years ago
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Played Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.7

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 28, 1991

35 years ago
Death Scream

Played Betty May

Average Rating

6.6

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 1975

51 years ago
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Played Betty Hemings

Average Rating

7.6

5 votes

Release Date

Feb 13, 2000

26 years ago
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Played Self (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.6

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1968

58 years ago
Night of 100 Stars II

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 1985

41 years ago
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Played Sadie Delany

Average Rating

7.5

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 18, 1999

27 years ago
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

Played Maria Cole

Average Rating

7.0

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 2000

25 years ago
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

May 16, 1988

38 years ago
Night of 100 Stars

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 1982

44 years ago
The Sweetest Gift

Played Mrs. Wilson

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 1998

28 years ago
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Played Self

Average Rating

9.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 17, 1986

40 years ago
From the Dead of Night

Played Maggie

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 27, 1989

37 years ago
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2013

13 years ago
Light Girls

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 19, 2015

11 years ago
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2004

22 years ago
Sunday in Paris

Played Vernetta Chase

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 07, 1991

35 years ago
Diary of a Single Mom

Played Therapist

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 27, 2009

17 years ago
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

Played Narrator

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 1995

31 years ago
Motown 40: The Music is Forever

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 15, 1998

28 years ago
The Beatles Forever

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 24, 1977

49 years ago
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Played Diahann Carroll

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 16, 1988

38 years ago
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 05, 2002

24 years ago
Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing

Played Self - Singer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 1968

58 years ago
Sister, Sister

Played Carolyne Lovejoy

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 07, 1982

44 years ago
The Best of Broadway

Played Herself

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 24, 1985

41 years ago
Murder in Black and White

Played Margo Stover

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 1990

36 years ago
How It Feels to Be Free

Played Self (archival footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 2021

5 years ago
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 18, 1976

50 years ago
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 10, 1998

28 years ago
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 06, 1983

43 years ago
The Strolling '20s

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1966

61 years ago

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