Diahann Carroll, Groundbreaking Television And Broadway Star, Dead At 84
NPRDiahann Carroll, Groundbreaking Television And Broadway Star, Dead At 84 Enlarge this image toggle caption Jean-Jacques Levy/AP Jean-Jacques Levy/AP Legendary actress, singer and style icon Diahann Carroll died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer. Sponsor Message In a 2008 interview with NPR's News & Notes, Carroll said she was "very proud" of that role. Enlarge this image toggle caption Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Diahann Carroll was born Carol Diann Johnson in New York City in 1935. In 1962 she starred in No Strings, a Broadway musical where Carroll played a fashion model in Paris, a role for which she became the first African-American woman to win a lead actress Tony Award.
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