Diahann Carroll, the captivating singer and actress who came from the Bronx to win a Tony Award, receive an Oscar nomination and make television history with her turns on Julia and Dynasty, has died Friday. She was 84.
Carroll died at her home in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer, her daughter, producer-journalist Suzanne Kay, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Carroll was known as a Las Vegas and nightclub performer and for her performances on Broadway and in the Hollywood musicals Carmen Jones and Porgy & Bess when she was approached by an NBC executive to star as Julia Baker, a widowed nurse raising a young son, on the comedy Julia.
Aww RIP
shes Iconic
RIP queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38vjAAE4tkQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38vjAAE4tkQ)
This beautiful ass bitch :stressed:
Quote from: WinglessAngel. on October 04, 2019, 12:22:05 PM
RIP queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38vjAAE4tkQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38vjAAE4tkQ)
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may she in RIP
She kinda looked like Diana Ross. Rip queen
RIP :'(
I'm going to miss her. She was so GRAND.
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 12:32:21 PM
She kinda looked like Diana Ross. Rip queen
no tf she didn't :uhh:
RIP Kween.
Awww man. RIP Queen :'(
Her & Patti on A Different World :plzstop:
She knew how to make an entrance.
ugh ... I can't
Diahann was a true fave
Diana Ross could NEVER.
Diahann was flawless and breathtaking.
Do the younger girls here know how iconic she is
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71lw5y7YMoL._SY445_.jpg)
THIS ... didn't happen before her
you didn't see THIS
you gorls couldn't SIT in front of a white woman in entertainment before this woman.
you either had to be singing or dancing. you couldn't just BE elegant and poised before THIS
(http://legacy.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dynasty-women-e1453995033489.jpg)
I'm having to deep breathe... I really loved Diahann and her work
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QuoteActress Diahann Carroll was born July 17, 1935 in the Bronx, New York but grew up in Harlem. She received her education and her theatre training at Manhattan's School of Performing Arts.
At the age of 19, Carroll received her first film role when she was cast as a supporting actress in the 1954 film Carmen Jones which starred Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte. After her film debut Carroll starred in the Broadway musical House of Flowers. In 1959 she returned to film in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess where she performed with an all-star cast that included Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., and Pearl Mae Bailey.
In 1962 Carroll made history when she became the first African American woman to receive a Tony Award for best actress. She was recognized for her role as Barbara Woodruff in the musical No Strings. Another historical moment occurred when Carroll won the lead role for Julia in 1968, becoming the first African American actress to star in her own television series as someone other than a domestic worker. The show also broke ground by portraying Carroll as a single parent. She played a recently widowed nurse who raised her son alone. In 1968 Carroll won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Actress in a Television Series" for her work in Julia. One year later she was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in the series.
In 1974 Carroll was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe award for best actress for her starring role in the film Claudine. Carroll played a struggling domestic worker single mother of six trying to make ends meet when she falls in love with a garbage collector portrayed by James Earl Jones.
During the 1980s Carroll changed roles again and joined the cast of the primetime soap opera Dynasty where she played a wealthy socialite. Carroll continues to perform and most recently made guest appearances on Grey's Anatomy.
Carroll now battles breast cancer and recently has become an important advocate for breast cancer awareness. In 2001 she made news by allowing her breast cancer surgery to be filmed.
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Another historical moment occurred when Carroll won the lead role for Julia in 1968, becoming the first African American actress to star in her own television series as someone other than a domestic worker.
I really need Dory to log on... I don't think anyone else is quite GRASPING who this woman is and what she did
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Baph get back in here FAGGOT and apologize for that DISGUSTING comparison
This fckn stunning ass bitch
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b8/df/27/b8df2785e684f6054d4758292b87481c.jpg)
Quote from: Bentley. A Moderator. on October 04, 2019, 12:53:31 PM
Do the younger girls here know how iconic she is
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71lw5y7YMoL._SY445_.jpg)
THIS ... didn't happen before her
you didn't see THIS
All these old bitches were kinda everything
(https://c8.alamy.com/comppt/efa43w/linda-evans-diahann-carroll-joan-collins-dinastia-1981-efa43w.jpg)
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:00:28 PM
This fckn stunning ass bitch
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b8/df/27/b8df2785e684f6054d4758292b87481c.jpg)
stunning
Sumn about her always did remind me of Claire huxtable/phylicia Rashad tho. I think it was the grace and the classy kinda beauty both of them have
Oh no
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:00:28 PM
This fckn stunning ass bitch
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b8/df/27/b8df2785e684f6054d4758292b87481c.jpg)
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Quote from: WinglessAngel. on October 04, 2019, 12:34:58 PM
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 12:32:21 PM
She kinda looked like Diana Ross. Rip queen
no tf she didn't :uhh:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Diana_Ross_1976.jpg)
Was that supposed to prove something
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 01:29:25 PM
Quote from: WinglessAngel. on October 04, 2019, 12:34:58 PM
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 12:32:21 PM
She kinda looked like Diana Ross. Rip queen
no tf she didn't :uhh:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Diana_Ross_1976.jpg)
Wow I see it
Two beautiful, STUNNING, REGAL Queens
Diana literally looks like a fckin ROACH
Quote from: Lazarus on October 04, 2019, 12:43:11 PM
Her & Patti on A Different World :plzstop:
She knew how to make an entrance.
:'( :'( :'(
Her and Patti complimented each other very well. OMG I was just watching Claudine the other day!
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
She will always be Marion Gilbert & Dominique Devereaux to me. Ugh, now I'm about to go watch Claudine!😭😭
Quote from: Young on October 04, 2019, 01:39:41 PM
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 01:29:25 PM
Quote from: WinglessAngel. on October 04, 2019, 12:34:58 PM
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 12:32:21 PM
She kinda looked like Diana Ross. Rip queen
no tf she didn't :uhh:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Diana_Ross_1976.jpg)
Wow I see it
Two beautiful, STUNNING, REGAL Queens
:loose2when:
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
Apples and ANTS
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:57:13 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
Apples and ANTS
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Yeah, Ms. Ross ain't cute.
Rip stunning queen
The epitome of class, power, grace and she could drag without breaking a sweat. RIP queen.
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Quote from: D.I.E.G.O. on October 04, 2019, 02:21:16 PM
The epitome of class, power, grace and she could drag without breaking a sweat. RIP queen.
:stressed:
My heart is heavy, I was literally watching Claudine a couple of nights ago. :'(
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:20:26 PM
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:57:13 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
Apples and ANTS
:dead: :dead: :dead:
Yeah, Ms. Ross ain't cute.
shitting on this dead bitch tbh
:letsmessfag:
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 02:25:31 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:20:26 PM
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:57:13 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
Apples and ANTS
:dead: :dead: :dead:
Yeah, Ms. Ross ain't cute.
shitting on this dead bitch tbh
Is she? :shannonsmissing:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/bb/70/ebbb70b9c9fc7621a5e8b19cba7e884a.jpg)
:plzstop:
That pic takes me out everytime I see it, ugly self
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 02:45:03 PM
That pic takes me out everytime I see it, ugly self
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can't find literally a bad picture of Diahann Carroll anywhere. Elegant, classy self.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt4kJ2HBmBp/?igshid=yqqdaaqd7vt2
:ohwow:
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:44:22 PM
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 02:25:31 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:20:26 PM
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:57:13 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
Apples and ANTS
:dead: :dead: :dead:
Yeah, Ms. Ross ain't cute.
shitting on this dead bitch tbh
Is she? :shannonsmissing:
well she's ALIVE so yea
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 02:55:58 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:44:22 PM
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 02:25:31 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:20:26 PM
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:57:13 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
Apples and ANTS
:dead: :dead: :dead:
Yeah, Ms. Ross ain't cute.
shitting on this dead bitch tbh
Is she? :shannonsmissing:
well she's ALIVE so yea
Alive and still a white man's whore.
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wtf said apples and ANTS fdfdfdfd
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NF0JUlTY8/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NF0JUlTY8/)
a JUNIOR suite :uhh:
Awww RIP
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:44:22 PM
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 02:25:31 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:20:26 PM
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:57:13 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
Apples and ANTS
:dead: :dead: :dead:
Yeah, Ms. Ross ain't cute.
shitting on this dead bitch tbh
Is she? :shannonsmissing:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/bb/70/ebbb70b9c9fc7621a5e8b19cba7e884a.jpg)
Jesus
Diahann's corpse will look better than this pic in 5 years
:disgusted: wassup Rig
Quote from: WinglessAngel. on October 04, 2019, 03:56:11 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NF0JUlTY8/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NF0JUlTY8/)
a JUNIOR suite :uhh:
I'm the same tbh. :sobusyjetsetter:
Consulate performer. A master of her work! Rest well, Diahann!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH9sFEXhyrn/?igshid=e2l3ocja0wk3
Quote from: 1RIG on October 04, 2019, 05:06:34 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:44:22 PM
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 02:25:31 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:20:26 PM
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:57:13 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
Apples and ANTS
:dead: :dead: :dead:
Yeah, Ms. Ross ain't cute.
shitting on this dead bitch tbh
Is she? :shannonsmissing:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/bb/70/ebbb70b9c9fc7621a5e8b19cba7e884a.jpg)
Jesus
Diahann's corpse will look better than this pic in 5 years
Where is the Brandy album Riggot? :disgusted:
I can't believe y'all are MESSING like this in a RIP thread. :disgusted:
https://twitter.com/joancollinsdbe/status/1180196762688077824
RIP Queen
NO!
She is legend.
Quote from: Sovereign. on October 04, 2019, 05:09:28 PM
Consulate performer. A master of her work! Rest well, Diahann!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH9sFEXhyrn/?igshid=e2l3ocja0wk3
Damn i loved this. Perform queen
Quote from: 1RIG on October 04, 2019, 05:06:34 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:44:22 PM
Quote from: Darius Cuomo. on October 04, 2019, 02:25:31 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 02:20:26 PM
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 01:57:13 PM
Quote from: M-Rocka on October 04, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Diahann looks nothing like Diana Ross. Let's not compare apples and oranges.
Apples and ANTS
:dead: :dead: :dead:
Yeah, Ms. Ross ain't cute.
shitting on this dead bitch tbh
Is she? :shannonsmissing:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/bb/70/ebbb70b9c9fc7621a5e8b19cba7e884a.jpg)
Jesus
Diahann's corpse will look better than this pic in 5 years
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NNzL6pIT8/?igshid=1k8b2nl80rv3t
Whew, this timeless beauty. :ohwow:
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 05:48:48 PM
Quote from: Sovereign. on October 04, 2019, 05:09:28 PM
Consulate performer. A master of her work! Rest well, Diahann!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH9sFEXhyrn/?igshid=e2l3ocja0wk3
Damn i loved this. Perform queen
This triple threat queen. :howfestive:
RIP, Legend.
Quote from: WinglessAngel. on October 04, 2019, 03:56:11 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NF0JUlTY8/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NF0JUlTY8/)
a JUNIOR suite :uhh:
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Quote from: Lazarus on October 04, 2019, 12:53:18 PM
Diana Ross could NEVER.
Diahann was flawless and breathtaking.
:guys:
Laz?!
Quote from: Vonc2002 on October 04, 2019, 05:48:48 PM
Quote from: Sovereign. on October 04, 2019, 05:09:28 PM
Consulate performer. A master of her work! Rest well, Diahann!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH9sFEXhyrn/?igshid=e2l3ocja0wk3
Damn i loved this. Perform queen
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like ... this effortless slay
and tbh .... her voice was better than Diana's :plzstop:
yea... I love Diana, but there's just no comparison here .... on any level
Quote from: Bentley. A Moderator. on October 05, 2019, 08:47:55 AM
Quote from: WinglessAngel. on October 04, 2019, 03:56:11 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NF0JUlTY8/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NF0JUlTY8/)
a JUNIOR suite :uhh:
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When she said that she looked right into camera to show US how disgusted she was with that
Hey guys.... keep it lite on 250MillionDollarNetworth Ross okay
Can't no white or Latina compete with a really attractive and interesting black woman sorry
Diana Ross is a white man's concubine just like Tamera. Now what else is going on?