Real Name : Carol Diann Johnson
Birth : 17 July 1935, The Bronx, New York, USA
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One of television's premiere African-American series stars, elegant actress, singer and recording artist Diahann Carroll was born Carol Diann (or Diahann) Johnson on July 17, 1935, in the Bronx, New York. The first child of John Johnson, a subway conductor, and Mabel Faulk Johnson, music was an important part of her life as a child, singing at age 6 with her Harlem church choir. While taking voice and piano lessons, she contemplated an operatic career after becoming the 10-year-old recipient of a Metropolitan Opera scholarship for studies at New York's High School of Music and Art. As a teenager she sought modeling work but it was her voice, in addition to her beauty, that provided the magic and the allure. When she was 16, she teamed up with a girlfriend from school and auditioned for 'Arthur Godfrey' (qv)'s Talent Scouts show using the more exotic sounding name of Diahann Carroll. She alone was invited to appear and won the contest. She subsequently performed on the daily radio show for three weeks. In her late teens, she began focusing on a nightclub career and it was here that she began formulating a chic, glamorous image. Another TV talent show appearance earned her a week's engagement at the Latin Quarter. Broadway roles for black singers were rare but at age 19, Diahann was cast in the 'Harold Arlen' (qv)/'Truman Capote' (qv) musical "House of Flowers". Starring the indomitable 'Pearl Bailey' (qv), Diahann held her own quite nicely in the ingénue role. While the show itself was poorly received, the score was heralded and Diahann managed to introduce two song standards, "A Sleepin' Bee" and "I Never Has Seen Snow", both later recorded by 'Barbra Streisand' (qv). In 1954 she and Ms. Bailey supported a riveting 'Dorothy Dandridge' (qv) as femme fatale _Carmen Jones (1954)_ (qv) in an all-black, updated movie version of the 'Georges Bizet' (qv) opera "Carmen." Diahann later supported Ms. Dandridge again in 'Otto Preminger' (qv)'s cinematic retelling of _Porgy and Bess (1959)_ (qv). During this time she also grew into a singing personality on TV while visiting such late-nite hosts as 'Jack Paar (I)' (qv) and 'Steve Allen (I)' (qv) and performing. Unable to break through into the top ranks in film (she appeared in a secondary role once again in _Paris Blues (1961)_ (qv), a 'Paul Newman (I)' (qv)/'Joanne Woodward (I)' (qv) vehicle), Diahann returned to Broadway. She was rewarded with a Tony Award for her exceptional performance as a fashion model in the 1962 musical "No Strings," a bold, interracial love story that co-starred 'Richard Kiley' (qv). 'Richard Rodgers (I)' (qv), whose first musical this was after the death of partner 'Oscar Hammerstein' (qv), wrote the part specifically for Diahann, which included her lovely rendition of the song standard "The Sweetest Sounds." By this time she had already begun to record albums ("Diahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen" (1957), "Diahann Carroll and Andre Previn" (1960), "The Fabulous Diahann Carroll" (1962). Nightclub entertaining filled up a bulk of her time during the early-to-mid 1960s, along with TV guest appearances on 'Carol Burnett' (qv), 'Judy Garland (I)' (qv), 'Andy Williams (I)' (qv), 'Dean Martin (I)' (qv) and 'Danny Kaye' (qv)'s musical variety shows. Little did Diahann know that in the late 1960s she would break a major ethnic barrier on the small screen. Though it was nearly impossible to suppress the natural glamour and sophistication of Diahann, she touchingly portrayed an ordinary nurse and widow struggling to raise a small son in the series _"Julia" (1968)_ (qv). Despite other Black American actresses starring in a TV series (i.e., 'Hattie McDaniel' (qv) in "Beulah"), Diahann became the first full-fledged African-American female "star" -- top billed, in which the show centered around her lead character. The show gradually rose in ratings and Diahann won a Golden Globe award for "Best Newcomer" and an Emmy nomination. The show lasted only two seasons, at her request. A renewed interest in film led Diahann to the dressed-down title role of _Claudine (1974)_ (qv), as a Harlem woman raising six children on her own. She was nominated for an Oscar in 1975, but her acting career would become more and more erratic after this period. She did return, however, to the stage with productions of "Same Time, Next Year" and "Agnes of God". While much ado was made about her return to series work as a fashionplate nemesis to 'Joan Collins' (qv)' ultra-vixen character on the glitzy primetime soap _"Dynasty" (1981)_ (qv), it became much about nothing as the juicy pairing failed to ignite. Diahann's character was also a part of the short-lived "Dynasty" spin-off _"The Colbys" (1985)_ (qv). Throughout the late 1980s and early 90s she toured with her fourth husband, singer 'Vic Damone' (qv), with occasional acting appearances to fill in the gaps. Some of her finest work came with TV-movies, notably her century-old Sadie Delany in _Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) (TV)_ (qv) and as troubled singer 'Natalie Cole (I)' (qv)'s mother in _Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (2000) (TV)_ (qv). She also portrayed silent screen diva Norma Desmond in the musical version of "Sunset Blvd." and toured America performing classic Broadway standards in the concert show "Almost Like Being in Love: The Lerner and Loewe Songbook." Most recently she had a recurring role on _"Grey's Anatomy" (2005)_ (qv).
Biography written by: Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net
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- 1 a Minute (2010) [Star] <8>
- 25th NAACP Image Awards (1993) (TV) [Herself]
- 29th NAACP Image Awards (1998) (TV) [Herself]
- 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003) (TV) [Herself]
- 36th NAACP Image Awards (2005) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- 50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime (2004) (TV) (archive footage) [Dominique Deveraux (Dynasty)]
- 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary (1997) (TV) [Herself]
- A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994) (TV) [Lydia Bishop] <5>
- America at the Movies (1976) (archive footage) [Claudine] <14>
- America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) [Herself]
- America's Tribute to Bob Hope (1988) (TV) [Herself - Hostess]
- Anatomía Unplugged (2007) (TV) (archive footage) [Jane Burke]
- At Risk (2010) (TV) [Nana] <5>
- Bob Hope Special: Hope, Women and Song (1980) (TV) [Herself]
- Breast Cancer: An African American Perspective (2009) (TV) [Herself]
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) [Herself]
- Carmen Jones (1954) [Myrt] <9>
- Claudine (1974) [Claudine] <1>
- Color Adjustment (1992) [Herself]
- Death Scream (1975) (TV) [Betty May] <7>
- Diahann Carroll: The Lady. The Music. The Legend (2010) (TV)
- Eve's Bayou (1997) [Elzora] <8>
- Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing (1968) (TV) [Herself]
- From the Dead of Night (1989) (TV) [Maggie] <10>
- Funny Women of Television (1991) (TV) (archive footage) [Herself]
- George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special (1986) (TV) [Herself]
- Get Happy (1973) (TV) [Herself] <2>
- Goodbye Again (1961) [Night Club Singer] <16>
- Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) (TV) [Sadie Delany] <1>
- Hurry Sundown (1967) [Vivian Thurlow] <23>
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV) [Vivian] <2>
- Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) [Herself]
- Inside TV Land: Style and Fashion (2003) (TV) [Herself]
- Inside TV Land: Taboo TV (2002) (TV) [Herself]
- Inside TV Land: Tickled Pink (2005) (TV) [Herself]
- Jackie's Back! (1999) (TV) [Herself] <24>
- Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1985) (TV) [Herself]
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) [Herself] <12>
- Legends Ball (2006) (TV) [Herself]
- Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (2000) (TV) [Maria Cole] <4>
- Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (1998) (TV) [Herself]
- Movin' (1970) (TV) [Herself]
- Murder in Black and White (1990) (TV) [Margo Stover] <2>
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) (TV) [Herself]
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) [Herself]
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) [Herself]
- Over the River... The Life of Lydia Maria Child Abolitionist for Freedom (2007) [Narrator]
- Paris Blues (1961) [Connie Lampson] <5>
- Porgy and Bess (1959) [Clara] <7>
- Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall (1978) (TV) [Herself]
- Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000) (TV) [Betty Hemings] <3>
- Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) (TV) [Herself]
- Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (1990) (TV) [Herself]
- Sister, Sister (1982) (TV) [Carolyne Lovejoy] <1>
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) [Herself]
- Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television (1983) (TV)
- Stars Over Mississippi (1999) (TV) [Herself]
- Sunday in Paris (1991) (TV) [Vernetta Chase]
- Telly... Who Loves Ya Baby? (1976) (TV)
- The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1990) (TV) [Herself]
- The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV) [Herself - Co-host] <1>
- The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981) (TV) [Herself - Presenter & Performer]
- The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985) (TV) [Herself]
- The 37th Annual Tony Awards (1983) (TV) [Herself - Presenter & Performer]
- The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) [Herself - Presenter: Best Sound Effects]
- The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1987) (TV) [Herself]
- The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) [Herself - Co-Presenter: Short Subject, Cartoon & Live Action]
- The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV) [Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Special Visual Effects, Documentary Awards & Honorary Award to Onna White]
- The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) [Herself - Performer]
- The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) (TV) [Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Score Awards]
- The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1983) (TV) [Herself]
- The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (2006) (TV) [Julia Baker - 'Gray Anatomy' Skit]
- The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996) (TV) [Herself - Presenter]
- The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1985) (TV) [Herself]
- The Anthony Newley Show (1971) (TV) [Herself]
- The Beatles Forever (1977) (TV) [Herself]
- The Bob Goulet Show (1970) (TV) [Herself - Singer]
- The Courage to Love (2000) (TV) [Pouponne] <7>
- The Five Heartbeats (1991) [Eleanor Potter] <6>
- The Front (2010) (TV) [Nana] <6>
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1987) (TV) [Herself]
- The Man in the Moon (1960) (TV) <3>
- The Split (1968) [Ellen 'Ellie' Kennedy] <2>
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (TV) [Mermeia Holographic Wow] <10>
- The Strolling '20s (1966) (TV) [Herself]
- The Sweetest Gift (1998) (TV) [Mrs. Wilson] <2>
- The Television Critics Circle Awards (1977) (TV) [Herself]
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) (archive footage)
- TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003) (TV) [Herself] <16>
- Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982) (TV) [Herself]
- "A Different World" (1987) {Do You Take This Woman? (#5.10)} [Marion Gilbert]
- "A Different World" (1987) {Faith, Hope, and Charity: Part 1 (#6.9)} [Marion Gilbert]
- "A Different World" (1987) {Faith, Hope, and Charity: Part 2 (#6.10)} [Marion Gilbert]
- "A Different World" (1987) {For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage (#2.15)} [Marion Gilbert]
- "A Different World" (1987) {For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls (#3.10)} [Marion Gilbert]
- "A Different World" (1987) {Save the Best for Last: Part 2 (#5.25)} [Marion Gilbert]
- "A Different World" (1987) {When One Door Closes...: Part 2 (#6.18)} [Marion Gilbert]
- "ABC Stage 67" (1966) {A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (#1.23)} [Herself]
- "ABC Stage 67" (1966) {C'est La Vie (#1.19)} [Herself]
- "ABC Weekend Specials" (1977) {Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale (#15.5)} (voice) [Narrator] <1>
- "An American Portrait" (1984) {Mary McLeod Bethune} [Herself - Host]
- "Back to You" (2007) {Hug & Tell (#1.11)} [Sandra Jenkins] <7>
- "Black Journal" (1968) {(1975-01-14)} [Herself - Co-Host]
- "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004) {Tradition: 1957-1979 (#1.5)} (archive footage) [Herself]
- "Burke's Law" (1994) {Who Killed the Beauty Queen? (#1.4)}
- "Celebrity Profile" (1999) {Diahann Carroll} [Herself]
- "Chelsea at Nine" (1957) {(1957-10-29)} [Herself]
- "Coke Time" (1953) {Diahann Carroll} [Herself] <2>
- "Dinah!" (1974) {(#1.6)} [Herself]
- "Disneyland" (1954) {Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration (#31.7)} [Herself]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {A Love Remembered: Part 2 (#7.15)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Amanda (#5.7)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Ben (#6.20)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Disappearance (#5.1)} [Dominique Deveraux] <10>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Domestic Intrigue (#5.9)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Fallon (#5.3)} [Dominique Deveraux] <8>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Fear (#7.12)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Focus (#7.3)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Kidnapped (#5.27)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Life and Death (#5.21)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Masquerade (#6.21)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {New Lady in Town (#4.26)} [Dominique Deveraux] <12>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Parental Consent (#5.22)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Reconciliation (#5.25)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Reward (#7.4)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Romance (#7.6)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Royal Wedding (#5.29)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Shadow Play (#7.28)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Suspicions (#6.13)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Swept Away (#5.11)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {That Holiday Spirit (#5.12)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Accident (#6.16)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Affair (#7.27)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Aftermath (#6.1)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Alarm (#6.14)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Arraignment (#7.5)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Avenger (#5.13)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Ball (#7.11)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Birthday (#7.17)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Californians (#6.3)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Close Call (#6.9)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Collapse (#5.20)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Confession (#7.26)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Crash (#5.24)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Cry (#6.27)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Decision (#6.7)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Divorce (#6.18)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Garage (#7.21)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Gown (#6.5)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Homecoming (#6.2)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Letter (#7.10)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Man (#6.4)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Mortgage (#5.2)} [Dominique Deveraux] <9>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Mothers (#7.19)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Nightmare (#4.27)} [Dominique Deveraux] <11>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Portrait (#7.16)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Proposal (#6.8)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Quarrels (#6.10)} (credit only) [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Rescue (#5.4)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Rescue (#6.28)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Roadhouse (#6.11)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Shower (#7.22)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Solution (#6.12)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Sublet (#7.25)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Subpoenas (#6.22)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Test (#7.18)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Titans (#6.6)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Treasure (#5.15)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Trial (#5.5)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Trial: Part 1 (#6.23)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Trial: Part 2 (#6.24)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Triple-Cross (#6.29)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Vendetta (#6.30)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Verdict (#5.6)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Victory (#7.1)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Vigil (#6.15)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Vote (#6.25)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Warning (#6.26)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {The Will (#5.14)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Triangles (#5.17)} [Dominique Deveraux] <17>
- "Dynasty" (1981) {Valez (#7.24)} [Dominique Deveraux]
- "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {Dynasty} [Herself] <9>
- "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {Sammy Davis Jr.} [Herself]
- "Ebony/Jet Showcase" (1982) {(1985-11-08)} [Herself]
- "Ebony/Jet Showcase" (1982) {(1987-09-18)} [Herself]
- "Ellen" (1994) {Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 2 (#5.20)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2006-10-13)} [Herself]
- "Evening Shade" (1990) {The Perfect Woman (#4.17)}
- "Flip" (1970) {(#1.23)} [Herself]
- "Flip" (1970) {(#2.9)} [Herself]
- "General Electric Theater" (1953) {Winner by Decision (#4.6)} [Anna]
- "Great Performances" (1972) {Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne} [Herself]
- "Great Performances" (1972) {Porgy and Bess: An American Voice} [Herself]
- "Great Performances" (1972) {The Best of Broadway} [Herself]
- "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) {Didn't We Almost Have It All? (#3.25)} [Jane Burke] <25>
- "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) {I Am a Tree (#3.2)} [Jane Burke] <19>
- "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) {Love/Addiction (#4.2)} [Jane Burke] <15>
- "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) {The Other Side of This Life: Part 1 (#3.22)} [Jane Burke] <33>
- "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) {The Other Side of This Life: Part 2 (#3.23)} [Jane Burke] <29>
- "Half & Half" (2002) {The Big Thanks for Forgiving Episode (#1.10)} [Grandma Ruth Thorne]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(2004-02-09)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(2004-02-10)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(2004-02-11)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(2004-02-12)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Hollywood Squares" (1998) {(2004-02-13)} [Guest Appearance]
- "Horas doradas" (1980) {(1980-07-17)} [Herself]
- "Inside Edition" (1988) {(2006-10-13)} [Herself]
- "Intimate Portrait" (1993) {Diahann Carroll} [Herself]
- "Intimate Portrait" (1993) {Holly Robinson Peete} [Narrator]
- "Julia" (1968) {A Baby's a Nice Nuisance (#1.27)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {A Little Chicken Soup Never Hurt Anybody (#1.21)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {A Tale of Two Sitters (#2.1)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Absence Makes the Heart Glow (#2.29)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Altar Ego (#3.4)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Am I, Pardon the Expression, Blacklisted? (#1.7)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Anniversary Faults (#3.24)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Anyone for Tenants? (#3.26)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Bowled Over (#3.8)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Bunny Hug (#2.30)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Call Me by My Rightful Number (#2.21)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Charity Begins with Chegley (#2.19)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Charlie's Chance (#2.23)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Cool Hand Bruce (#3.17)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Corey for President (#2.27)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Corey's High-Q (#3.21)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Courting Time (#3.19)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Cousin of the Bride (#3.16)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Cupid's No Computer (#1.23)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Dancer in the Dark (#1.18)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Designers Don't Always Have Designs (#1.13)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Essay Can You See? (#3.12)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Farewell, My Friends, Hello (#1.11)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Father of the Bribe (#2.20)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls (#2.6)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Gone with the Draft (#1.28)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Gone with the Whim (#2.22)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Half Past Sick (#3.2)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Hilda's No Help (#2.13)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Home of the Braves (#1.26)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Homework Isn't Housework (#1.4)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {How Sharper Than a Baby's Tooth (#1.16)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {How to Keep Your Wig Warm (#1.19)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {I Thought I Saw a Two-Timer (#1.24)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {I'll Be Yours (#2.24)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas (#1.14)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {It Takes Two to Tangle (#1.25)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Kids Is a Four-Letter Word (#3.15)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Kim an' Horror (#3.6)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Little Boys Lost (#3.3)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Long Time No Ski (#3.9)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Love is a Many Sighted Thing (#1.30)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Magna Cum Lover (#3.7)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Mama's Man (#1.1)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Matchmaker, Break Me a Match (#1.17)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Paint Your Waggedorn (#1.10)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Paper Tigers (#3.22)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Parents Can Be Pains (#3.11)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Ready, Aim, Fired (#3.1)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Romeo and Julia (#2.9)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Sara's Second Part (#2.26)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Sioux Me, Don't Woo Me (#2.18)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Smoke Scream (#3.10)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {So's Your Old Uncle (#2.12)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Sorry, Right Number (#1.3)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Sticks and Stones Can Break My Pizza (#1.20)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Strictly for the Birds (#3.20)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Swing Low, Sweet Charity (#3.23)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Tank's for the Memory (#2.5)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Temper Also Fugits (#2.14)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Thanks Again (#3.5)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {That New Black Magic (#3.13)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Champ is No Chump (#1.8)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Dates of Wrath (#2.16)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Divine Devine (#2.25)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Doctor's Dilemma (#1.29)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Eve of Adam (#2.11)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Gender Trap (#3.25)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Grass Is Sometimes Greener (#2.10)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Interview (#1.2)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Jolly Green Midget (#2.17)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The One and Only, Genuine, Original, Family Uncle (#1.15)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Prisoner of Brenda (#2.15)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Solid Brass Snow Job (#1.12)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Switch Sitters (#2.28)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Undergraduate (#2.3)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {The Wheel Deal (#2.2)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Tie Wolf (#2.8)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Toast Melba (#3.18)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Too Good to Be Too Bad (#1.9)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Two for the Toad (#3.14)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Two's a Family, Three's a Crowd (#2.4)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Unloneliest Night of the Week (#1.5)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Wanda Means Well (#1.22)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {Who's a Freud of Ginger Wolfe? (#1.6)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Julia" (1968) {You Can't Beat Drums (#2.7)} [Julia Baker] <1>
- "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (1994) {Down Come Rain: Part 2 (#1.2)} [Ida Grayson] <4>
- "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (1994) {Firebrand (#1.11)} [Ida Grayson] <4>
- "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (1994) {Long Shot (#1.7)} [Ida Grayson] <4>
- "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (1994) {O Western Wind: Part 1 (#1.1)} [Ida Grayson] <4>
- "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (1994) {Ties That Bind (#1.20)} [Ida Grayson] <4>
- "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (1994) {When Wilt Thou Blow: Part 3 (#1.3)} [Ida Grayson] <4>
- "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (1994) {Wild Horses (#1.4)} [Ida Grayson] <4>
- "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" (1980) [Herself]
- "Naked City" (1958) {A Horse Has a Big Head: Let Him Worry! (#4.10)} [Ruby Jay]
- "NBC Follies" (1973) {(1973-09-13)} [Herself] <1>
- "Password" (1961) {Diahann Carroll vs. E. G. Marshall (#2.25)} [Herself]
- "Peter Gunn" (1958) {Sing a Song of Murder (#2.23)} [Dina Wright]
- "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) (voice) [Zenitha Haley] <52>
- "Soul Food" (2000) {In the Garden (#5.12)} [Aunt Ruthie]
- "Soul Food" (2000) {Truth's Consequences (#4.4)} [Aunt Ruthie]
- "Strong Medicine" (2000) {Love and Let Die (#4.14)} [Eve Morton]
- "Talent Scouts" (1962) {(1963-09-10)} [Herself]
- "Tavis Smiley" (2004) {(2005-04-06)} [Herself]
- "Tavis Smiley" (2004) {(2008-10-17)} [Himself]
- "Tavis Smiley" (2004) {(2009-07-10)} [Herself]
- "That's What I'm Talking About" (2006) {Greats, Dates, and Debates (#1.1)} [Herself]
- "The ABC Comedy Hour" (1972) {(1972-02-16)} [Herself]
- "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1959) {(#6.15)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Bell Telephone Hour" (1959) {Gershwin, a Portrait (#8.10)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Bonnie Hunt Show" (2008) {(2009-05-12)} [Herself]
- "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) {(#1.7)} [Herself]
- "The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams" (1958) {(#2.6)} [Herself]
- "The Colbys" (1985) {Jason's Choice (#2.3)} [Dominique Deveraux] <13>
- "The Colbys" (1985) {No Exit (#2.2)} [Dominique Deveraux] <13>
- "The Colbys" (1985) {The Family Album (#1.4)} [Dominique Deveraux] <13>
- "The Colbys" (1985) {The Outcast (#1.17)} [Dominique Deveraux] <13>
- "The Colbys" (1985) {The Pact (#1.12)} [Dominique Deveraux] <13>
- "The Colbys" (1985) {The Reunion (#1.7)} [Dominique Deveraux] <13>
- "The Colbys" (1985) {The Wedding (#1.18)} [Dominique Deveraux] <13>
- "The Court" (2002) [Justice DeSett] <9>
- "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) {(#3.12)} [Herself]
- "The David Frost Show" (1969) {(#2.223)} [Herself]
- "The David Frost Show" (1969) {(#3.125)} [Herself - Guest Hostess]
- "The Dean Martin Show" (1965) {(1965-09-16)} [Herself]
- "The Dean Martin Show" (1965) {(1966-11-17)} [Herself]
- "The Dean Martin Show" (1965) {(1971-01-21)} [Herself] <3>
- "The Dean Martin Show" (1965) {(1971-02-18)} [Herself]
- "The Diahann Carroll Show" (1976)
- "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968) {(1972-03-21)} [Herself - Guest Host]
- "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968) {(1972-03-22)} [Herself - Guest Host]
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) {Crescendo (#1.1)} [Herself]
- "The Eleventh Hour" (1962) {And God Created Vanity (#2.4)} [Stella Young]
- "The Garry Moore Show" (1958) {(#1.27)} [Herself]
- "The Garry Moore Show" (1958) {(#1.38)} [Herself]
- "The Garry Moore Show" (1958) {(#2.15)} [Herself]
- "The Garry Moore Show" (1958) {(#2.20)} [Herself]
- "The Garry Moore Show" (1958) {(#2.9)} [Herself]
- "The Garry Moore Show" (1958) {(#3.27)} [Herself]
- "The Garry Moore Show" (1958) {(#4.34)} [Herself]
- "The Garry Moore Show" (1958) {(#4.9)} [Herself]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#1.12)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#2.30)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#2.5)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#3.9)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#4.16)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#5.1)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#5.23)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#6.4)} [Herself - Host/Singer]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#7.10)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1964) {(#7.7)} [Herself - Host/Singer]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1977-10-17)} [Guest Appearance]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1977-12-12)} [Guest Appearance]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1978-01-02)} [Guest Appearance]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1978-01-09)} [Guest Appearance]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1978-02-06)} [Guest Appearance]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1978-03-18)} [Herself]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1978-03-20)} [Guest Appearance]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1978-04-08)} [Herself]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1978-06-12)} [Guest Appearance]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1978-07-17)} [Guest Appearance]
- "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) {(1978-10-16)} [Guest Appearance]
- "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1966) {(#2.18)} [Herself - Musical Guest]
- "The Judy Garland Show" (1963) {(#1.21)} [Herself]
- "The Julie Andrews Hour" (1972) {(1972-10-25)} [Herself]
- "The Lee Phillip Show" (1952) [Herself]
- "The Legend of Tarzan" (2001) {Tarzan and the Leopard Men Rebellion (#1.16)} [Queen La]
- "The Legend of Tarzan" (2001) {Tarzan and the Return of La (#1.27)} [Queen La]
- "The Love Boat" (1977) {Help, Murder/Isaac the Groupie/Mr. Popularity (#1.5)} [Roxy Blue]
- "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962) {(1963-02-18)} [Herself]
- "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962) {(1968-02-09)} [Herself]
- "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962) {(1975-01-24)} [Herself]
- "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961) {(1966-05-27)} [Herself - Co-Host]
- "The Milton Berle Show" (1966) {(1966-11-18)}
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) {(1997-02-13)} [Herself]
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) {Great Women and Their Anti-Aging Secrets} [Herself]
- "The Red Skelton Show" (1951) {(#4.1)} [Guest Vocalist]
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) {(1998-04-10)} [Herself]
- "The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show" (1966) {(#1.2)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show" (1966) {(1966-04-01)} [Herself]
- "The Sinbad Show" (1993) {My Daughter's Keeper (#1.5)} [Mrs. Winters]
- "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967) {(#2.9)} [Herself]
- "The Sonny and Cher Show" (1976) {(#1.9)} [Herself/Various]
- "The Steve Allen Show" (1956) {(#2.22)} [Herself - Guest]
- "The Steve Allen Show" (1956) {(#4.33)} [Herself - Singer]
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) {(1963-03-11)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) {(1969-11-25)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) {(1974-04-11)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) {(1975-01-02)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) {(1976-09-24)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) {(1979-04-25)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) {(1980-10-07)} [Herself]
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) {(1982-08-27)} [Herself]
- "The View" (1997) {(2008-10-01)} [Herself]
- "The Wendy Williams Show" (2008) {(2009-11-13)} [Herself]
- "This Is Tom Jones" (1969) {(#2.2)}
- "This Is Tom Jones" (1969) {(#3.2)}
- "Toast of the Town" (1948) {(#10.42)} [Herself]
- "Toast of the Town" (1948) {(#15.28)} [Singer]
- "Toast of the Town" (1948) {(#15.34)} [Singer]
- "Toast of the Town" (1948) {(#15.44)} [Herself]
- "Toast of the Town" (1948) {(#16.6)} [Singer]
- "Toast of the Town" (1948) {(#19.30)} [Herself - Singer]
- "Toast of the Town" (1948) {(#20.15)} [Herself - Singer]
- "Toast of the Town" (1948) {(#20.41)} [Herself - Singer]
- "Toast of the Town" (1948) {(#21.35)} [Singer]
- "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) {(1957-10-14)}
- "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) {(1958-02-19)} [Herself]
- "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) {(1958-02-20)} [Herself]
- "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) {(1958-02-21)} [Herself]
- "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) {(1958-04-22)} [Herself]
- "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) {(1958-08-12)} [Herself]
- "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) {(1959-01-05)} [Herself]
- "Tonight!" (1953) {'Tonight' starring Steve Allen (#3.2)} [Herself - Guest]
- "Tonight!" (1953) {Paar Guest Host (#5.2)} [Herself - Guest]
- "Touched by an Angel" (1994) {The Driver (#2.4)} [Grace Willis]
- "TV Land Confidential" (2005) {Changing Times and Trends (#1.7)} [Herself]
- "TV Land Confidential" (2005) {When Real Life and Screen Life Collide (#1.2)} [Herself]
- "TV Land's Top Ten" (2004) {Top Ten Musical Moments (#1.17)} [Herself]
- "Twice in a Lifetime" (1999) {Double Exposure (#1.5)} [Jael] <6>
- "Twice in a Lifetime" (1999) {O'er the Ramparts We Watched (#1.9)} [Jael] <6>
- "Webster" (1983) {Strike Up the Band (#2.17)} [Herself]
- "What's My Line?" (1950) {(1962-05-20)} [Mystery Guest]
- "White Collar" (2009) {All In (#1.6)} [June] <10>
- "White Collar" (2009) {Front Man (#1.13)} [June] <11>
- "White Collar" (2009) {Home Invasion (#1.11)} [June] <11>
- "White Collar" (2009) {Out of the Box (#1.14)} [June] <12>
- "White Collar" (2009) {Pilot (#1.1)} [June] <10>
- "White Collar" (2009) {Vital Signs (#1.10)} [June] <9>
- "Whoopi" (2003) {Mother's Little Helper (#1.10)} [Viveca Rae]
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- 'Robert DeLeon' (25 May 1975 - 31 March 1977) (his death)
- 'Fredrick (Fredde) Jack Glusman' (21 February 1973 - 20 July 1973) (divorced)
- 'Monte Kay' (qv) (26 February 1956 - 14 January 1963) (divorced); 1 child
- 'Vic Damone' (qv) (3 January 1987 - 12 September 1996) (divorced)
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- _Carmen Jones (1954)_ (qv) -> $1,000
- _Claudine (1974)_ (qv) -> $600,000
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- "Variety" (USA), 23 September 2008, by: Liz Smith, "Diahann Carroll Memoir Worth a Read"
- "The New York Times" (USA), 21 April 2006, by: Stephen Holden, "A Familiar Favorite Served Up Fresh"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 28 September 2002, Vol. 50, Iss. 39, pg. 36, by: staff, "50 Sexiest Stars of All-Time - #29"
- "TV Guide" (USA), 28 February 1998, Vol. 46, Iss. 9, pg. 7, by: Stephanie Williams, "Busy Lady"
- "Our Life" (USA), March 1955, Vol. 2, Iss. 6, pg. 4-7, ""No Time For Romance" says Diahann Carroll"
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- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1993, Vol. 6, Iss. 8, pg. 26-27, by: staff, "Anatomy Awards 4: Diahann Carroll"
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- "Veronica" (Netherlands), 16 February 1985, Iss. 7
- "Televizier" (Netherlands), 12 January 1985, Iss. 2
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- Diahann Carroll. _Diahann!._
- Diahann Carroll. _The Legs Are the Last to Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying, and Other Things I Learned the Hard Way._ New York: Amistad, 2008. ISBN 0060763264
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- TV commercial: USA Today newspaper (1985)
- Stage: Played "Tillie Clark" in "Blue" by 'Charles Randolph-Wright' (qv) and 'Nona Hendryx' (qv) (Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, 9/02).
- Radio commercial: Exatech RX7 Diabetic testing supplies (1998).
- Appeared on the television program "Rhythm Rendezvous" a variety series on February 25, 1954 along with Bobby Blanche. The program was emceed by Bob Parks.
- Stage: Appeared in "House of Flowers" on Broadway in 1954. Nominated for Tony Award.
- Stage: Starred in Broadway musical "No Strings" in 1962. Won Tony Award.
- Stage: Starred as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard",
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- (July 2004) Rehearsing to appear in "On Golden Pond" opposite 'James Earl Jones' (qv), in Washington, D.C.
- (1986) Release of her autobiography, "Diahann" by Diahann with Ross Firestone.
- (2008) Release of her autobiography, "The Legs Are the Last to Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying, Mothering and Other Things I Learned Along the Way" by Diahann with Bob Morris.
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- [on filming _Hurry Sundown (1967)_ (qv) in St. Francisville, LA, home of the Ku Klux Klan, amid death threats to the cast and crew] You can cut the hostility here with a knife. I'm not a fighter. I usually smile and then go into my room and cry my eyes out. But down here, the terror has killed my taste for going anywhere.
- I'm always getting involved in the wrong relationship. I do that very well.
- I like to think I opened doors for other women, although that wasn't my original intention.
- I learned quickly that almost any time a third world face became prominent on TV, we became responsible for the whole minority community.
- In the beginning, I found myself dealing with a show business dictated by male white supremacists and chauvinists. As a black female, I had to learn how to tap dance around the situation. I had to ... find a way to present my point of view without being pushy or aggressive. In the old days, the only women I saw in this business were in makeup, hairdressing, and wardrobe departments. Now I'm surrounded by women executives, writers, directors, producers, and even women stagehands.
- All I ever wanted to do was sing. What happened was more.
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- In the 1960s she was engaged to 'Sidney Poitier' (qv).
- Is a breast cancer survivor.
- Won first prize on TV's _"Chance of a Lifetime" (1952)_ (qv).
- Won a Tony for "No Strings".
- She and actor 'Billy Dee Williams' (qv) were high school classmates at The New York City High School of the Performing Arts, the school that was featured on the popular TV series _"Fame" (1982)_ (qv).
- In the early 1970s, engaged to TV interviewer 'David Frost (I)' (qv).
- Was a model for Ebony Fashion Fair.
- Mother of 'Suzanne Kay Bamford' (qv), media journalist (b. 9 September 1960).
- Is a honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
- Won Broadway's 1962 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "No Strings," in a tie with 'Anna Maria Alberghetti' (qv) for "Carnival."
- Was supposed to have returned to _"Dynasty" (1981)_ (qv) for Season 10 in 1989, but the show was canceled after Season 9.
- Is one of eight African-American actresses to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. The others in chronological order are: 'Dorothy Dandridge' (qv), 'Diana Ross (I)' (qv), 'Cicely Tyson' (qv), 'Whoopi Goldberg' (qv), 'Angela Bassett' (qv), 'Halle Berry' (qv) and 'Gabourey Sidibe' (qv).
- Mother-in-law of 'Mark Bamford (I)' (qv).
- Best known by the public for her starring role as the title character in _"Julia" (1968)_ (qv).
- Once pursued the idea of a joint talk show hosting assignment with her daughter, Suzanne Kay, from her first marriage.
- Her third union to Robert DeLeon, the 24-year-old managing editor of Jet magazine, after only meeting three months earlier, grew contentious early in the game. DeLeon began to drink heavily and run up debts, and the marriage ended abruptly when he was killed in a 1977 car accident.
- Her romantic relationships were turbulent. In the early 1970s she became romantically involved with 'David Frost (I)' (qv), a popular British talk show host. In November of 1972, she and Frost became engaged but she called it off and married another man, Freddie Glusman, a week later. That marriage was short-lived.
- While Diahann was performing in 1954's "House of Flowers" on Broadway, she became involved with the show's casting director, Monte Kay, who then became her first husband in September of 1956.
- Once enrolled at New York University, where she intended to study psychology, in honor of her parents' wishes that she complete her education. She lasted one term; her passion for a career in singing won out.
- Once worked in the hat department at New York's Macy's Store.
- In 1959, while appearing as Clara in _Porgy and Bess (1959)_ (qv), she fell in love with the film's star 'Sidney Poitier' (qv). Both were married, however, and the affair ended. The two reconnected with the filming of the movie _Paris Blues (1961)_ (qv) and this time she divorced her first husband. She eventually became engaged to Poitier, only to break off the relationship several months later.
- Diahann had to withdraw from the 2004 Kennedy Center production of "On Golden Pond" co-starring 'James Earl Jones' (qv) due to medical reasons. She was replaced by 'Leslie Uggams' (qv).
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7005 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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