ACTOR

Diahann Carroll

1935 - 2019

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Diahann Carroll ( dy-AN; born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. Carroll was the recipient of numerous nominations and awards for her stage and screen performances, including a Tony Award in 1962, Golden Globe Award in 1968, and five Emmy Award nominations. Carroll rose to prominence in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, including the classic movie musicals Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diahann Carroll has received more than 6,152,600 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Diahann Carroll is the 2,876th most popular actor (down from 2,670th in 2019), the 4,439th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,270th in 2019) and the 1,301st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Diahann Carroll ranks 2,876 out of 13,578. Before her are Bud Abbott, Cynthia Rhodes, Margit Carstensen, Willy Fritsch, Irina Skobtseva, and Iris Berben. After her are Maria Zankovetska, Soledad Miranda, Lindsay Duncan, Steve Zahn, Ricky Hui, and Peter Krause.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Diahann Carroll ranks 219. Before her are Armando Picchi, Peter Brown, Friðrik Ólafsson, Milkha Singh, Belinda Lee, and Nicola Cabibbo. After her are Tom Atkins, Enzo Jannacci, Vitaly Sevastyanov, Giovanna Ralli, Alain Barrière, and Imre Makovecz. Among people deceased in 2019, Diahann Carroll ranks 214. Before her are María Baxa, Achille Silvestrini, Jan Olszewski, Kazuo Koike, Carol Lynley, and Michel Aumont. After her are Martin Peters, Yuri Artsutanov, Guillaume Faye, José Nápoles, Fahrudin Jusufi, and Fernando Sebastián Aguilar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diahann Carroll ranks 4,439 out of 20,380. Before her are Jeffrey A. Hoffman (1944), Albert Ayler (1936), Brandi Love (1973), Larry Coryell (1943), Benny Urquidez (1952), and Sean Combs (1969). After her are Kevin McCarthy (1965), Steve Zahn (1967), David Chase (1945), Tom Brady (1977), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), and Octavia E. Butler (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Diahann Carroll ranks 1,301. Before her are John Finn (1952), Claire Danes (1979), Billie Burke (1884), Mayim Bialik (1975), Bud Abbott (1897), and Cynthia Rhodes (1956). After her are Steve Zahn (1967), Peter Krause (1965), June Squibb (1929), Dennis Franz (1944), Maggie Q (1979), and L. Q. Jones (1927).

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Television and Movie Roles

White Collar
June
In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.
8.268 / 10
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Mermeia
Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!
Nov 17th 19783.3 / 10
Claudine
Claudine Price
Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families. In one carefully tended white community, she meets Roop, a charismatic but irresponsible garbage collector. Romance quickly ensues, but Claudine doubts that their relationship is good for her six children, and Rupert, despite his good nature, is reluctant to take on fatherhood.
Apr 22nd 19747 / 10