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Artist
Diahann Carroll
12+ albums
jazzfemale vocalistseasy listeningamerican songbookandre previn
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Diahann Carroll (Carol Diahann Johnson, The Bronx, New York, USA, 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. Discography Diahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen Songs (1957) Best Beat Forward (1958) The Persian Room Presents Diahann Carroll (1959) Porgy and Bess (1959) (with the André Previn Trio) Diahann Carroll and the André Previn Trio (1960) Fun Life (1961) Modern Jazz Quartet – The Comedy (1962) Showstopper! (1962) The Fabulous Diahann Carroll (1963) A You're Adorable: Love Songs for Children (1967) Nobody Sees Me Cry (1967) Diahann Carroll (1974) A Tribute to Ethel Waters (1978) The Time of My Life (1997) Her 1968 debut in Julia, the first series on American television to star a black woman in a non stereotypical role, was a milestone both in her career and the medium. In the 1980s she played the role of a mixed-race 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 for Best Actress nomination for the 1974 film Claudine. She was also a breast cancer survivor and activist. C
