Diahann Carroll

Acting

Diahann Carroll

Born 1935-07-17 Bronx, New York, USA 54 films

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 Ame…

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Filmography

54 films
Sidney poster

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil r…

Sidney

★ 7.0 2022

Light Girls poster

From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning fil…

Light Girls

★ 10.0 2015

Peeples poster

Hoping to propose to his upper-crust girlfriend, Wade Walker crashes her family's annual reunion an…

Peeples

★ 5.5 2013

Sing Your Song poster

Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his sig…

Sing Your Song

★ 6.9 2012

The Front poster

A detective uncovers a sinister conspiracy when he is sent to research a disintegrating neighborhoo…

The Front

★ 5.4 2010

At Risk poster

Detective Win Garano is asked to reopen a twenty-year-old murder case, and soon finds himself endan…

At Risk

★ 4.6 2010