Diahann Carroll: movies and TV shows
Diahann Carroll has 117 credits in the archive: 54 films and 63 TV series, from 1944 to 2022. Highest rated: Half & Half (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2022 · busiest year: 1956 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sidney | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 86 |
| 2021 | How It Feels to Be Free | Self (archival footage) | Film | — | 85 |
| 2016 | The Masked Saint | Ms. Edna | Film | 5.6 | 80 |
| 2015 | Light Girls | Self | Film | 10.0 | 79 |
| 2013 | Peeples | Nana Peeples | Film | 5.5 | 77 |
| 2013 | Martin Luther King and the March on Washington | Self | Film | 10.0 | 77 |
| 2012 | Sing Your Song | Self | Film | 6.9 | 76 |
| 2010 | At Risk | Nana | Film | 4.6 | 74 |
| 2010 | The Front | Nana | Film | 5.4 | 74 |
| 2009 | White Collar | June | TV | 8.2 | 73 |
| 2009 | Diary of a Single Mom | Therapist | Film | 4.0 | 73 |
| 2007 | Back to You | Sandra Jenkins | TV | 5.7 | 71 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Jane Burke | TV | 8.2 | 69 |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | Film | 5.3 | 68 |
| 2003 | Whoopi | Viveca Rae | TV | 8.8 | 67 |
| 2002 | Half & Half | Grandma Ruth Thorne | TV | 8.3 | 66 |
| 2002 | The Court | TV | 10.0 | 66 | |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Queen La (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Eve Morton | TV | 7.4 | 64 |
| 2000 | Soul Food | Aunt Ruthie | TV | 7.2 | 64 |
| 2000 | Sally Hemings: An American Scandal | Betty Hemings | TV | 8.0 | 64 |
| 2000 | Sally Hemings: An American Scandal | Betty Hemings | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 2000 | The Courage to Love | Pouponne | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 2000 | Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story | Maria Cole | Film | 7.6 | 64 |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Jael | TV | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1999 | Jackie's Back! | Diahann Carroll | Film | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1999 | Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years | Sadie Delany | Film | 7.3 | 63 |
| 1998 | The Sweetest Gift | Mrs. Wilson | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1998 | Motown 40: The Music Is Forever | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 1998 | Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood | Self | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou | Elzora | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Crow (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1995 | Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale | Narrator | Film | 5.5 | 59 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Grace Willis | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1994 | Ellen | Diahann Carroll | TV | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Grace Gibson | TV | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1994 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | Lydia Bishop | Film | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 57 |
| 1992 | Color Adjustment | Self | Film | 6.9 | 56 |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Eleanor Potter | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Vivian Thurlow (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1991 | Sunday in Paris | Vernetta Chase | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1990 | Murder in Black and White | Margo Stover | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1989 | From the Dead of Night | Maggie | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1988 | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Diahann Carroll | Film | 9.0 | 52 |
| 1987 | A Different World | Marion Gilbert | TV | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1986 | Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special | Self | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1985 | The Colbys | TV | 6.3 | 49 | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1985 | The Best of Broadway | Herself | Film | — | 49 |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 47 |
| 1983 | Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1982 | Sister, Sister | Carolyne Lovejoy | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1981 | Dynasty | Dominique Devereaux | TV | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1980 | The Big Show | Self | TV | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Zeona Haley | TV | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1979 | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Vivian | Film | 4.3 | 43 |
| 1978 | The Star Wars Holiday Special | Mermeia | Film | 3.4 | 42 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Roxy Blue | TV | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1977 | The Beatles Forever | Self | Film | — | 41 |
| 1976 | The Sonny and Cher Show | TV | 7.1 | 40 | |
| 1976 | Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby? | Self | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1975 | Death Scream | Betty May | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1974 | Claudine | Claudine Price | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1974 | One More Time | Self | Film | — | 38 |
| 1972 | The Julie Andrews Hour | Self | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 35 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 34 |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1968 | Julia | Julia Baker | TV | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1968 | The Split | Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 32 |
| 1968 | Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing | Self - Singer | Film | — | 32 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self | TV | 7.7 | 31 |
| 1967 | Hurry Sundown | Vivian Thurlow | Film | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Self | TV | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1966 | The Strolling '20s | Self | Film | — | 30 |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self | TV | 5.0 | 28 |
| 1964 | Not Only... But Also | Self | TV | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1963 | The Judy Garland Show | Self | TV | 8.2 | 27 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 26 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 25 |
| 1961 | Paris Blues | Connie Lampson | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1961 | Goodbye Again | Nightclub Singer | Film | 7.1 | 25 |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Self | TV | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1959 | Porgy and Bess | Clara | Film | 6.3 | 23 |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | TV | 6.6 | 22 | |
| 1958 | Naked City | Ruby Jay | TV | 5.7 | 22 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 21 |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month | Self | TV | 7.4 | 21 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host | TV | — | 20 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 20 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Co-Host | TV | — | 20 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 20 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter / Performer | TV | — | 20 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.2 | 20 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Singer | TV | 6.2 | 20 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Self | TV | 7.9 | 18 |
| 1954 | Carmen Jones | Myrt | Film | 6.2 | 18 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 17 |
| 1953 | Coke Time with Eddie Fisher | TV | 9.0 | 17 | |
| 1952 | Chance Of A Lifetime | TV | — | 16 | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Self | TV | 7.4 | 15 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 14 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 14 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 12 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self | TV | 7.1 | 8 |