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Diahann Carroll

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Diahann Carroll Fast Facts:

Worked as a model and nightclub singer as a teenager.
Dropped out of college in 1954 and made her Broadway (House of Flowers) and film (Carmen Jones) debuts that same year.
Began releasing albums in the late 1950s.
Became the first black actress to win a Tony award for best actress (No Strings in 1962), star in a TV series (Julia in 1968) and host a variety show (The Diahann Carroll Show in 1976).
Portrayed Dominique Devereaux in Dynasty and its spin-off, The Colbys, in the 1980s.
Starred as the iconic Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of Sunset Boulevard.
Launched a line of wigs, clothing and accessories in 1997.
Is a breast-cancer survivor.
Played recurring character Jane Burke on Grey's Anatomy.
Released an autobiography (Diahann!) in 1986 and a memoir (The Legs Are the Last to Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying, and Other Things I Learned the Hard Way) in 2008.

Diahann Carroll Relationships:
David Frost - Ex-fiancé
Freddie Glusman - Ex-husband
John Johnson - Father
Mabel Faulk Johnson - Mother
Monte Kay - Ex-husband
Robert DeLeon - Ex-husband
Sidney Poitier - Ex-fiancé
Suzanne Kay Bamford - Daughter
Vic Damone - Ex-husband
Diahann Carroll Awards:
1989 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1970 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1974 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1969 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Winner
1962 Tony: Actress (Musical) - Winner
1969 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1963 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
College:
Attended New York University, New York, NY