RECENT CREDITS
Grey's Anatomy (TV)  Oct. 4, 2007
Oprah Winfrey (TV)  Apr. 30, 2007
That's What I'm Talking About (TV)  Feb. 22, 2006
TV Land Confidential (TV)  Sep. 21, 2005
Inside TV Land (TV)  Jun. 1, 2005


HIGHLIGHTS
Worked as a model and nightclub singer as a teenager.
Dropped out of college in 1954 and made her Broadway (House of Flowers) and film (Carmen Jones) debuts that same year.
Began releasing albums in the late 1950s. 
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Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

The Five Heartbeats  1991 -Eleanor Potter
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Back to You   -Sandra Jenkins
Actor
TV


Different World   -Marion Gilbert
Actor
TV


Grey's Anatomy  2006-2007 -Jane Burke
Actor
TV
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Half & Half   -Ruth Thorne
Actor
TV
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Actor
TV


Julia   -Julia Baker
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Lonesome Dove: The Series   -Ida Grayson
Actor
TV


The Courage to Love   -Pouponne
Actor
TV


The Court  2002 -Desett, Justice Desett
Actor, Actor
TV
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The Sweetest Gift   -Mrs. Wilson
Actor
TV


White Collar   -June
Actor
TV


Whoopi   -Viveca Rae
Actor
TV
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Eve's Bayou  1997 -Elzora
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Hurry Sundown  1967 -Vivian Thurlow
Actor
Film


Paris Blues  1961 -Connie Lampson
Actor
Film


Aimez-Vous Brahms?  1961 -Singer
Actor
Film


Porgy and Bess  1959 -Clara
Actor
Film


Carmen Jones  1954 -Myrt
Actor
Film


Claudine   -Claudine Price
Actor
Film


Roots: The Next Generations   -Mrs. Zeona Hailey
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Murder in Black and White   -Margo Stover
Actor
Film


Death Scream   -Betty May
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film




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Highlights

Worked as a model and nightclub singer as a teenager.
Dropped out of college in 1954 and made her Broadway (House of Flowers) and film (Carmen Jones) debuts that same year.
Began releasing albums in the late 1950s. 
Became the first black actress to win a Tony award for best actress (No Strings in 1962), star in a TV series (Julia in 1968) and host a variety show (The Diahann Carroll Sh
Portrayed Dominique Devereaux in Dynasty and its spin-off, The Colbys, in the 1980s. 
Starred as the iconic Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of Sunset Boulevard.
Launched a line of wigs, clothing and accessories in 1997.
Is a breast-cancer survivor. 
Played recurring character Jane Burke on Grey's Anatomy.


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Aired: Nov. 25, 2002

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Aired: Apr. 9, 2002

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