NEW YORK -- Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia," has died. She was 84.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diahann Carroll (born Carol Diahann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer and model. She rose to stardom in performances in ...

Julia was a sitcom that starred Diahann Carroll, and it was a big deal back in the late sixties. During its three-season run from 1968 to 1971, it made it into the Top 10 Nielsen ratings, and broke ...