First Name |
Carol
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Middle Name |
Diahann
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Maiden Name |
Johnson
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Full Name at Birth |
Carol Diahann Johnson
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Alternative Name |
Carol Diann Johnson, Diahann Carroll, Diahann Kay, Diahann Glusman, Diahann DeLeon, Diahann Damone
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Birthday |
17th July, 1935
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Birthplace |
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Died |
4th October, 2019
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Place of Death |
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cause of Death |
Cancer
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Height |
5' 5" (165 cm)
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Dyed Blonde
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Distinctive Feature |
She won the Tony Award (1962), She won Golden Globe Award (1968), She was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame
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Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Other
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Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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Nationality |
American
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High School |
Music & Art High School, New York, USA
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University |
New York University, New York City, New York, USA
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Occupation Text |
Actress, Singer, Model, Activist
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Occupation |
Actress
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Claim to Fame |
Carmen Jones
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Music Genre |
Vocal
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Year(s) Active |
1954–present, 1950–2014, 1950–2015
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Music Style |
Traditional Pop
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Music Mood |
Elegant, Stylish, Sentimental
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Instrument |
Vocals
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Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
David Shapira & Associates, Powerline Entertainment, CESD Talent Agency
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Brand Endorsement |
TV commercial: USA Today newspaper (1985), Smirnoff Vodka (1983)
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Official Websites |
diahanncarroll.net/, www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=034679, www.imdb.com/name/nm0140792/, www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/29686%7C38103/Diahann-Carroll/, www.nndb.com/people/857/000023788/, www.diahann-carroll.com/life/family.html, http://diahanncarroll.net
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Father |
John Johnson
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Mother |
Mabel Faulk
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Family Member |
Suzanne Kay Bamford (daughter)
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Friend |
Harry Belafonte, Joan Collins, James Earl Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Billy Dee Williams
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Pets |
Cat
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Favorite Places |
Bronx, Harlem, New York City, Manhattan, Vegas, Los Angeles, Paris, London
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Favorite Colors |
Black, Blue, Red, White, Yellow, Grey, Brown
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Favorite Accessories |
Jewellery, Sunglasses, Boas, Hats
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Diahann Carroll (; born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. She rose to prominence in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, including Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959). In 1962, Carroll won a Tony Award for best actress, a first for an African American woman, for her role in the Broadway musical No Strings. In 1974 she starred in Claudine alongside James Earl Jones for which she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.