'DYNASTY' STAR. Trailblazing performer from the 60s Diahann Carroll died on Friday, October 4. Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images North America/AFP
LOS ANGELES, USA – Diahann Carroll, the first black woman to star in her own primetime show and who later gained international acclaim for her role in the 1980s seriesThe performer died at her Los Angeles residence after a years-long battle against breast cancer, according to her publicist.in 1962 – was known for her chic elegance as well as her trailblazing performance in 1968's Julia.
Born July 17, 1935 in New York's Bronx borough, Carroll proved a gifted singer from a young age, and worked as a model as well as in musical theater before being cast in the 1959 screen adaptation ofthat catapulted her to celebrity – nabbing her a Golden Globe award and an Emmy nomination – as she portrayed a professional black woman in an era when black actresses generally played stereotypical secondary roles.
"I wanted to be the first black bitch on television," Carroll said in an interview on her first day on the"I've never played a role quite this unlikeable," she said."I like that very much because I think very often, particularly minorities, it's almost required of them that they are nice people."
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