Diahann Carroll
Bronx, New York, USA
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
