Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Diahann Carroll received the call in the 1980s asking her to join the cast of Dynasty, she had one condition. “I didn’t want ...

Actress and singer Diahann Carroll changed the face of American entertainment as we know if by breaking barriers for African-American celebrities. Carroll was the star of Julia, the first television ...

Diahann Carroll, the Tony-winning, Oscar-nominated singer and actress who paved the way for black actors by becoming the first African American woman to star in her own TV series, “Julia,” died on ...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Actress Diahann Carroll attends the BET's 2017 American Black Film Festival Honors Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul ...

NEW YORK -- Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia," has died. She was 84.

"She blazed trails through dense forests and elegantly left diamonds along the path for the rest of us to follow," wrote Ava Duvernay Hollywood is remembering trailblazing “icon” Diahann Carroll. On ...

In February 2019, a meme re-emerged on social media containing a pro-Donald Trump quotation attributed to the veteran Broadway and Hollywood actor and singer Diahann Carroll. The meme appeared to be ...

NEW YORK -- Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia," has died. She was 84.

The singer and actress Diahann Carroll was as famous for her elegance as she was for her acting and her voice. She died today at her home in Los Angeles from complications of breast cancer. She was 84 ...

Diahann Carroll died Friday at 84. Carroll was a Broadway, night club, and Hollywood singer and actress when NBC asked her to star in the sitcom Julia, as the first non-stereotyped Black character.