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Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Acting
17 Jul 1935
04 Oct 2019
Bronx, New York, USA

Biography

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 i...

Also Known As

Carol Diahann Johnson, دیان کارول

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