Diahann CarrollDiahann Carroll, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955Diahann Carroll (born July 15, 1935) is an American actress and singer. Born Carol Diahann Johnson in The Bronx, New York, she attended the New York City High School of the Performing Arts, along with schoolmate Billy Dee Williams. Her first film role was in Carmen Jones in 1954, but her big break came when she became the first African American actress to star in her own television series in which she did not play a domestic worker, when Julia debuted in 1968. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role. In 1959, she played Clara in the film version of Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess along with such distinguished actors as Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr. and Pearl Bailey. Opera singer Loulie Jean Norman provided Carroll's singing voice. In 1974 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Claudine. She has also starred in the series Dynasty and The Colbys. Carroll also had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom A Different World as Whitley Gilbert's (Jasmine Guy) mother. Broadway credits
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Carroll also had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom A Different World as Whitley Gilbert's (Jasmine Guy) mother. Cook has also appeared in a number of independent films. She has also starred in the series Dynasty and The Colbys. Her two biggest roles to date have been the leads in She's All That (1999) and Josie and the Pussycats (2001). In 1974 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Claudine. Success in the acting profession followed quickly and she debuted in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995). Opera singer Loulie Jean Norman provided Carroll's singing voice. She first gained national attention when she was featured in a series of public service anti-drug ads ("This is your brain...This is your brain on drugs"). and Pearl Bailey. At 14, Cook began auditioning for acting work. In 1959, she played Clara in the film version of Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess along with such distinguished actors as Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr. She began working as a model at the age of 10 (her image still appears on boxes of Milk-Bone Dog Biscuits). She was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role. Cook was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her first film role was in Carmen Jones in 1954, but her big break came when she became the first African American actress to star in her own television series in which she did not play a domestic worker, when Julia debuted in 1968. Rachael Leigh Cook (born on October 4, 1979) is an American actress. Born Carol Diahann Johnson in The Bronx, New York, she attended the New York City High School of the Performing Arts, along with schoolmate Billy Dee Williams. The Baby-Sitters Club (1995). Diahann Carroll (born July 15, 1935) is an American actress and singer. Tom and Huck (1995). No Strings (1962) in the part of Barbara Woodruff. 26 Summer Street (1996). House of Flowers (1954) in the part of Ottilie. Carpool (1996). The House of Yes (1997). The Eighteenth Angel (1997). Strike (1998). The Naked Man (1998). Living Out Loud (1998). She's All That (1999). The Hi-Line (1999). The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999). Get Carter (2000). AntiTrust (2001). Blow Dry (2001). Josie and the Pussycats (2001). Texas Rangers (2001). Tangled (2001). Scorched (2002). Sally (2002). 29 Palms (2002). Bookies (2003). Tempo (2003). American Crime (2003). The Big Empty (2003). |