E-mail a friendNovember 26, 2008
Pioneering actress-singer Diahann Carroll describes what it was like becoming successful at a time when African Americans were not fully accepted in society, let alone show business.
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Award-winning actress-singer discusses her affair with actor Sidney Poitier and how she handles the subject in her new book. (4:02)
Full interview. (23:38)
Singer-actress-entrepreneur Diahann Carroll is a brand. She's had a career of "firsts," including being the first African American actress to star in her own TV series. She won a Tony for No Strings—a role created just for her—and earned an Oscar nod for her work in Claudine and an Emmy nod for her Grey's Anatomy guest-star turn. She added author to her credits with the publication of her memoir, The Legs Are the Last to Go. A breast cancer survivor, Carroll gives generously in support of civic and humanitarian causes.
