On this day in 1968, Diahann Carroll starred in the title role in “Julia” — the first Black actress to star in a non-stereotypical role in her own TV series.
On this day in 1968 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today September 17, 2024 Sept. 17, 1968 Diahann Carroll and Sammy Davis Jr. on The Hollywood Palace, 1968. Diahann Carroll starred in the title role in “Julia” — the first Black actress to star in a non-stereotypical role in her own television series. She grew up loving singing, dancing and performing in the theater, and she began modeling for Ebony magazine at 15.
In 1996, she became the first African American to play the role of Norma Desmond in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, “Sunset Boulevard”. Carroll devoted much of her time to the Celebrity Action Council, which works with women in rehabilitation from problems with drugs, alcohol or prostitution. Eight years before she died in 2019, she was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
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