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Diahann Carroll was 85. She starred in Julia, the first US sitcom to centre on a black woman, and she was also the first black woman to win the Tony for best actress in 1962 for the Broadway musical No Strings.
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Diahann Carroll was 85. She starred in Julia, the first US sitcom to centre on a black woman, and she was also the first black woman to win the Tony for best actress in 1962 for the Broadway musical No Strings.