Diahann Carroll
PALM SPRINGS, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Diahann Carroll speaks at the 18th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center on February 11, 2012 in Palm Springs, California.
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Matt Bomer Comes Out... As a Loving Family Man in Awe of Diahann Carroll
Awards. (He was accepting an award for his HIV/AIDS charity work). Matt does make a special point of talking about Diahann Carroll and how she was the first African American woman to star in her own TV show and what an inspiration she is. He also gives a shout from After Elton Read more »
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Ballerific & Black - Diahann Carroll Johnson
Carroll received her 3rd Emmy nomination for her role as Marion Gilbert (Whitley Gilbert's mother) in A Different World. Diahann Carroll has had many roles on broadway and television receiving accolades along the way. In 2008 she won a Primetime Emmy Award from Baller Alert Read more »
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BET’s Black History Facts: Joyful Drake Talks Diahann Carroll
Stay Together‘s Joyful Drake talks about Diahanna Carroll’s contributions to black history. Carroll was the first black woman to star in her own television series. Carroll won a Golden Globe the same year she starred in her 1968 series Julia. 24Wired.TV is from 24Wired.tv Read more »
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Diahann Carroll: The Turner Classic Movies Interview
TO GO. This is the first time this interview has been published. STEVE RYFLE: Who were your inspirations on the big screen? DIAHANN CARROLL: I loved the work of Bette Davis and I loved the work of Katharine Hepburn. There weren’t many black actresses for one from Movie Morlocks Read more »
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‘Porgy and Bess’, ‘Negro Soldier’ Added to National Film Registry
and Bess,” the 1959 musical starring Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll and Brock Peters, is among the 25 films chosen to be included this year in the National Film Registry. Directed by Otto Preminger, the film from EURweb Read more »
