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List of Diahann Carroll Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

2. Claudine (1974)
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6
Claudine
PG
24
6

Claudine is a romantic drama film which revolves around a single mother named Claudine Price, who lives on welfare with her six kids. Her life takes a turn when she meets Rupert Marshall, but due to poverty and restrictions in the welfare system, as well as the hostility of her children, they face multiple struggles in their relationship.

Role:
Claudine
Starring:
James Earl Jones, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Tamu Blackwell, David Kruger
Directed By:
John Berry
3. The Five Heartbeats (1991)
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2
The Five Heartbeats
R
20
2
Starring:
Harry Lennix, Robert Townsend, Leon, Michael Wright
Directed By:
Robert Townsend
4. America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976)
14
2
America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music
14
2
Role:
Herself
Starring:
Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Vic Damone, Sammy Davis Jr.
Directed By:
Dwight Hemion
7. Carmen Jones (1954)
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2
Carmen Jones
14
2

Set during World War II, the film revolves around Carmen Jones, who works in a parachute factory. When she is arrested after having a fight with a co-worker, she seduces a young soldier, Joe, in order to avoid imprisonment. But, the problem arises when another man enters her life and she leaves Joe.

Starring:
Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James, Joe Adams
Directed By:
8. Eve's Bayou (1997)
15
2
Eve's Bayou
R
15
2

Eve Batiste is a ten year old girl who lives in a prosperous community in Louisiana with her siblings. Her father, Louis, is a well-respected doctor in the entire community. Their lives take a turn when one night Eve witnesses her father having sex with a family friend and eventually realizes that her father is not who he seems.

Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson, Meagan Good, Debbi Morgan, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Lynn Whitfield
Directed By:
Kasi Lemmons
9. Mo' Better Blues (1990)
14
2
Mo' Better Blues
R
14
2

Forced by his mother to take trumpet lessons, Bleek Gilliam eventually becomes the leader of a successful jazz quintet. However, although he is in a relationship with a girl named Indigo, he is unable to commit to her, since he is also interested in other women.

Directed By:
10. The Split (1968)
11
2
The Split
R
11
2

Based on Richard Stark’s novel The Seventh, the movie follows a professional thief McClain as he, along with an old friend, plots to rob a football arena. They put together a team and successfully carry out the job. Things, though, take a darker turn when a murder takes place, the money goes missing, a corrupt detective appears and the gang members doubt McClain’s intention. 

Role:
Ellen 'Ellie' Kennedy
Directed By:
Gordon Flemyng
11. Hurry Sundown (1967)
10
2
Hurry Sundown
10
2

In rural Georgia, bigoted, greedy Henry Warren and his wife Julie Ann plan to sell their land but to do so they need to sell two adjoining lands. When the landowners, Reeve and Rad form an alliance against Henry, a desperate Henry resolves to heinous tactics including involving the KKK to get what he wants. 

Role:
Vivian Thurlow
Starring:
George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Faye Dunaway, Robert Reed, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Robert Hooks
Directed By:
12. Peeples (2013)
8
2
Peeples
PG-13
8
2

Peeples is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of Wade Walker, who falls in love with a gorgeous young woman named Grace. However, Grace feels that her family might not accept their relationship. Therefore, hoping to win them over, and ask for their daughter’s hand in marriage, Wade decides to crash their annual reunion.

Starring:
Kerry Washington, Tyler James Williams, S. Epatha Merkerson, David Alan Grier, Melvin Van Peebles, Craig Robinson
Directed By:
Tina Gordon Chism
13. The Little Mermaid (2018)
6
1
The Little Mermaid
PG
6
1

The Little Mermaid is a fantasy romantic comedy adventure film which tells the story of Xuan, a business tycoon, whose project causes lot of aquatic people to fall sick and even die. The remaining survivors decide to send Shan, a beautiful young mermaid, to seduce and assassinate him. She pretends to be a dancer and eventually meets Xuan, and after spending some time with him, they both fall for each other. Things get even more complicated when Xuan learns about Shan’s real identity.   

Starring:
Shirley MacLaine, Poppy Drayton, Jo Marie Payton, Gina Gershon, William Moseley
Directed By:
Chris Bouchard, Blake Harris
14. The Masked Saint (2016)
7
1
The Masked Saint
PG-13
7
1
Role:
Ms. Edna
Starring:
Roddy Piper, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Brett Granstaff, T.J. McGibbon
Directed By:
Warren P. Sonoda

TV Movie(s)

1. Sister, Sister (1982)
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3
Sister, Sister
16
3
Role:
Carolyne Lovejoy
Starring:
Paul Winfield, Rosalind Cash, Dick Anthony Williams, Irene Cara
Directed By:
John Berry
2. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
15
3
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
15
3
Role:
Vivian
Starring:
Esther Rolle, Ruby Dee, Paul Benjamin, Roger E. Mosley
Directed By:
Fielder Cook
3. Death Scream (1975)
10
2
Death Scream
10
2
Starring:
Ed Asner, Tina Louise, Art Carney, Cloris Leachman, Eric Braeden, Helen Hunt, Lucie Arnaz
Directed By:
Richard T. Heffron
4. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
4
1
The Star Wars Holiday Special
4
1
Starring:
Carrie Fisher, Bea Arthur, Harrison Ford, Art Carney, James Earl Jones, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels
Directed By:
Steve Binder, David Acomba
5. Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999)
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2
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
14
2
Role:
Sadie Delany
Starring:
Della Reese, Audra McDonald, Ruby Dee, Amy Madigan, Mykelti Williamson
Directed By:
Lynne Littman
6. A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)
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2
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
11
2
Role:
Lydia Bishop
Starring:
Robert Englund, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Hale, Dixie Carter
Directed By:
Helaine Head
7. Jackie's Back! (1999)
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2
Jackie's Back!
10
2
Starring:
Kathy Griffin, Tom Arnold, Rudy Ray Moore, Ricki Lake, Dolly Parton, Liza Minnelli, Eva Marie Saint
Directed By:
Robert Townsend
8. Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (2000)
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2
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
12
2
Role:
Maria Cole
Starring:
Natalie Cole, James McDaniel, Theresa Randle, Randy J. Goodwin
Directed By:
Robert Townsend
9. The Sweetest Gift (1998)
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2
The Sweetest Gift
11
2
Role:
Mrs. Wilson
Starring:
Helen Shaver, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Bernard Browne, Marcia Bennett
Directed By:
Stuart Margolin
10. The Courage to Love (2000)
9
2
The Courage to Love
PG-13
9
2
Starring:
Vanessa Lynn Williams, Vanessa Williams, Gil Bellows, Lisa Bronwyn Moore, Karen Williams
Directed By:
Kari Skogland
11. From the Dead of Night (1989)
9
2
From the Dead of Night
9
2
Starring:
Lindsay Wagner, Bruce Boxleitner, Robert Prosky, Merritt Butrick
Directed By:
Paul Wendkos
12. Murder in Black and White (1990)
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2
Murder in Black and White
11
2
Role:
Margo Stover
Starring:
Keith David, Richard Crenna, Cliff Gorman, Sam Coppola
Directed By:
Robert Iscove
13. The Front (2010)
7
1
The Front
TV-14
7
1
Starring:
Dane DeHaan, Andie MacDowell, Joe Grifasi, Daniel Sunjata
Directed By:
Tom McLoughlin
14. At Risk (2010)
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1
At Risk
TV-PG
6
1
Starring:
Dane DeHaan, Andie MacDowell, Annabeth Gish, Barclay Hope
Directed By:
Tom McLoughlin

Animation(s)

ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
ABC Weekend Specials
Starring:
Fred Savage, Christian Slater, Nancy McKeon, Jane Krakowski, Drew Barrymore, Frank Welker, Soleil Moon Frye
Directed By:
Harvey S. Laidman, Robert Chenault, Arthur Lubin, Claude Kerven, Ron Underwood
The Legend of Tarzan (2001)
The Legend of Tarzan
TV-Y
Starring:
Bruce Campbell, Fred Willard, Jason Alexander, Neil Patrick Harris, Craig Ferguson, Tara Strong, Sheena Easton
Directed By:
Don MacKinnon, Victor Cook, Nicholas Filippi, Sean Bishop
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV-Y
Starring:
Will Ferrell, Tyra Banks, Sharon Stone, Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Smits, Will Smith, Dave Chappelle
Directed By:
Vincent Waller, Anthony Bell, Bruce W. Smith, Ed Bell

TV Shows and Videos

Naked City (1958)
Naked City
Starring:
Jon Voight, Cicely Tyson, William Shatner, Robert Duvall, Dustin Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Mickey Rooney
Directed By:
Stuart Rosenberg, John Brahm, William A. Graham, David Lowell Rich, Elliot Silverstein
Peter Gunn (1958)
Peter Gunn
Starring:
Gavin MacLeod, Sterling Holloway, James Coburn, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Anna Lee, George Kennedy, Craig Stevens
Directed By:
Blake Edwards, Robert Altman
The Eleventh Hour (1962)
The Eleventh Hour
Starring:
Elizabeth Montgomery, Telly Savalas, Kurt Russell, Leonard Nimoy, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Ron Howard
Directed By:
Jack Arnold, Richard Donner, Paul Nickell, Don Medford
Julia (1968)
Julia
TV-G
Role:
Julia Baker (86 episodes, 1968-1971)
Starring:
Mary Wickes, Bob Hope, Don Ameche, Jodie Foster, Susan Olsen, Paul Winfield, Betty Beaird
Directed By:
Coby Ruskin, Ezra Stone, Fletcher Markle, Hal Kanter, Hollingsworth Morse
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star - Female
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
ABC Stage 67
Role:
Herself (2 episodes, 1967)
Starring:
Olivia de Havilland, Anne Bancroft, Geraldine Page, Richard Pryor, Lee Grant, Connie Stevens, Cliff Robertson
Directed By:
Ted Kotcheff, Stanley Prager
White Collar (2009)
White Collar
TV-PG
Starring:
Eliza Dushku, Mekhi Phifer, Tiffani Thiessen, Anna Chlumsky, Andrew McCarthy, Joe Manganiello, Tom Skerritt
Directed By:
John T. Kretchmer, Russell Lee Fine, Paul Holahan, Michael Smith, Sanford Bookstaver
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Roots: The Next Generations
Starring:
Henry Fonda, Marlon Brando, Kim Fields, Andy Griffith, Dina Merrill, Rosey Grier, Pam Grier
Directed By:
John Erman, Charles S. Dubin
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Grey's Anatomy
TV-14
Starring:
Keke Palmer, Katherine Heigl, Eric Roberts, Cody Christian, Patrick Dempsey, Bernadette Peters, Mandy Moore
Directed By:
Denzel Washington, Rob Corn, Chandra Wilson, Kevin McKidd, Debbie Allen
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Role:
Betty Hemings
Starring:
Sam Neill, Mare Winningham, Amelia Heinle, Mario Van Peebles
Directed By:
Charles Haid
Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994)
Lonesome Dove: The Series
Starring:
Rae Dawn Chong, Adam Beach, Olivia Hussey, Lee Majors, Kim Coates, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Scott Bairstow
Directed By:
George Mendeluk, Sidney J. Furie, Mark Sobel, Donald Shebib, Michael Keusch
Diary of a Single Mom (2009)
Diary of a Single Mom
Starring:
Billy Dee Williams, Monica Calhoun, Janice Lynde, Valery M. Ortiz
Soul Food (2000)
Soul Food
Starring:
Laz Alonso, Idris Elba, Gary Dourdan, Naya Rivera, Michael Jai White, Boris Kodjoe, Terrence Howard
Directed By:
Salim Akil, Oz Scott, Ken Girotti, Kevin Hooks, Jeffrey W. Byrd
Twice in a Lifetime (1999)
Twice in a Lifetime
Starring:
Michael Cera, Patrick Duffy, Michelle Phillips, Candace Cameron Bure, Ralph Macchio, Lesley Ann Warren, Daniel Baldwin
Half & Half (2002)
Half & Half
Starring:
Tatyana Ali, Taraji P. Henson, Meredith Baxter, Kel Mitchell, Nicole Scherzinger, Cris Judd, Shemar Moore
Directed By:
Ellen Gittelsohn, Victor Gonzalez, Maynard C. Virgil I
Evening Shade (1990)
Evening Shade
Starring:
Marilu Henner, Rider Strong, Burt Reynolds, Alice Ghostley, Debra Jo Rupp, Jerry Reed, Hilary Swank
Directed By:
Burt Reynolds, Harry Thomason, James Hampton, David Steinberg, Robby Benson
A Different World (1987)
A Different World
Starring:
Gilbert Gottfried, Lisa Bonet, Dean Cain, Alfonso Ribeiro, Damon Wayans, Halle Berry, Marisa Tomei
Directed By:
Debbie Allen, Ellen Gittelsohn, Neema Barnette, Henry Chan, Glynn Turman
Dynasty (1981)
Dynasty
TV-PG
Starring:
Linda Evans, Brian Dennehy, John Forsythe, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Collins, Charlton Heston, Heather Locklear
Directed By:
Gabrielle Beaumont, Bruce Bilson, Gwen Arner, Nancy Malone, Jerry Jameson
Strong Medicine (2000)
Strong Medicine
Starring:
Tia Mowry, Teri Garr, Kat Graham, Rita Moreno, Patrick J. Adams, Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Banks
Directed By:
John Perrin Flynn, Joe Napolitano, Steve De Jarnatt, Jerry London, Philip Casnoff
The Love Boat (1977)
The Love Boat
TV-G
Starring:
Todd Bridges, Britt Ekland, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter, Janet Gaynor, Michael J. Fox, Eve Plumb
Directed By:
Richard Kinon, Roger Duchowny, Robert Scheerer, Allen Baron, Ted Lange
Back to You (2007)
Back to You
Starring:
Tia Carrere, Kelsey Grammer, Hailee Steinfeld, Laura Marano, Josh Gad, Fred Willard, Cody Christian
Directed By:
James Burrows
Whoopi (2003)
Whoopi
Starring:
Patrick Swayze, Krysten Ritter, Celeste Holm, Eli Wallach, Whoopi Goldberg, Omid Djalili, Wren T. Brown
Directed By:
Terry Hughes
Burke's Law (1994)
Burke's Law
Starring:
Dave Coulier, Marion Ross, Don Knotts, Doris Roberts, Milton Berle, Erik Estrada, Corey Feldman
Directed By:
Dennis Dugan, Gilbert M. Shilton, Tony Mordente, Gus Trikonis, James L. Conway
The Colbys (1985)
The Colbys
Starring:
Katharine Ross, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Barbara Stanwyck, John Forsythe, Charlton Heston, Maxwell Caulfield, Emma Samms
Directed By:
Gabrielle Beaumont, Gwen Arner, Jerome Courtland, Richard Kinon, Robert Scheerer
The Sinbad Show (1993)
The Sinbad Show
TV-PG
Starring:
Salma Hayek, Jay Leno, Naya Rivera, Pam Grier, Sinbad, T.K. Carter
Directed By:
Rob Schiller, Chuck Vinson, Debbie Allen
General Electric Theater (1953)
General Electric Theater
Starring:
Alan Ladd, Christopher Plummer, Dennis Hopper, Elinor Donahue, Harpo Marx, Bea Benaderet, Edward G. Robinson
Directed By:
Herschel Daugherty, Don Medford, James Neilson, Jules Bricken, Mitchell Leisen
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Touched by an Angel
TV-G
Starring:
Bryan Cranston, Scott Baio, Charlotte Church, John Amos, Alanna Ubach, Ben Vereen, Gary Cole
Directed By:
Peter H. Hunt, Timothy Van Patten, Victor Lobl, Bethany Rooney, Stuart Margolin
The Court (2002)
The Court
Starring:
Sally Field, Robin Thomas, Tim Bagley, Harper Roisman, Alfred Dennis
Directed By:
Tom Moore, Jonathan Kaplan, Charles Haid, Jesús Salvador Treviño

Diahann Carroll Awards

Golden Globe Awards
Julia Best TV Star - Female 1969
Grammy Awards
Winner Best Original Cast Show Album 1963