Portrait of Diahann Carroll

Acting

Diahann Carroll

Career

Active from 1952 to 2016, busiest in 2000 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for White Collar
White Collar
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Diahann Carroll Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Political Thriller 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Romantic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 39
The Masked Saint
The Masked Saint (2016)
GoodWatch score 32

as Ms. Edna

Peeples
Peeples (2013)
GoodWatch score 49

as Nana Peeples

The Front
The Front (2010)
GoodWatch score 41

as Nana

At Risk
At Risk (2010)
GoodWatch score 34

as Nana

2000s

15 titles · average score 66
White Collar
White Collar (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as June

Diary of a Single Mom
Diary of a Single Mom (2009)

as Therapist

Back to You
Back to You (2007)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Sandra Jenkins

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Jane Burke

Half & Half
Half & Half (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Grandma Ruth Thorne

The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Queen La (voice)

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Betty Hemings

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

as Betty Hemings

Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (2000)
GoodWatch score 77

as Maria Cole

The Courage to Love
The Courage to Love (2000)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pouponne

Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Eve Morton

Soul Food
Soul Food (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Aunt Ruthie

1990s

15 titles · average score 62
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sadie Delany

Twice in a Lifetime
Twice in a Lifetime (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Jael

The Sweetest Gift
The Sweetest Gift (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. Wilson

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale (1995)

as Narrator

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Crow (voice)

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Grace Willis

Ellen
Ellen (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Diahann Carroll

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lydia Bishop

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1994)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Grace Gibson

The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Eleanor Potter

Sunday in Paris
Sunday in Paris (1991)

as Vernetta Chase

Murder in Black and White
Murder in Black and White (1990)

as Margo Stover

1980s

6 titles · average score 62
From the Dead of Night
From the Dead of Night (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as Maggie

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988)

as Diahann Carroll

A Different World
A Different World (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Marion Gilbert

The Colbys
The Colbys (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show

Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

as Carolyne Lovejoy

Dynasty
Dynasty (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Dominique Devereaux

1970s

7 titles · average score 53
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

as Vivian

Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Zeona Haley

The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
GoodWatch score 26

as Mermeia

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Roxy Blue

The Sonny and Cher Show
The Sonny and Cher Show (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Death Scream
Death Scream (1975)
GoodWatch score 64

as Betty May

Claudine
Claudine (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

as Claudine Price

1960s

5 titles · average score 56
Julia
Julia (1968)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Julia Baker

The Split
The Split (1968)
GoodWatch score 48

as Ellen "Ellie" Kennedy

Hurry Sundown
Hurry Sundown (1967)
GoodWatch score 36

as Vivian Thurlow

Paris Blues
Paris Blues (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

as Connie Lampson

Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nightclub Singer

1950s

6 titles · average score 66
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Clara

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Ruby Jay

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Myrt

Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
Coke Time with Eddie Fisher (1953)

TV show

Chance Of A Lifetime
Chance Of A Lifetime (1952)

TV show