The Williams sisters are getting back into the producing game.
Serena and Venus Williams, along with their sister Isha Price, have joined documentary Between Starshine and Clay: The Hidden Diary of Diahann Carroll as executive producers alongside Katy Barksdale and Valerie Gamache. The project, currently in production, is being co-directed by Susanne Rostock and Carroll’s daughter, Suzanne Kay, who are producing alongside Color Farm Media’s Erika Alexander and Ben Arnon.
“After my mother’s passing in October 2019, I discovered her hidden diary,” Kay said in a statement. “Our relationship was challenging. I think she intended for me to find it. So, as her only child, this is also a personal journey to gain a deeper understanding about who my mother was.”
In her career, Carroll broke through multiple color barriers for Black women, becoming the first to star in her own television series (Julia) and the first to...
Serena and Venus Williams, along with their sister Isha Price, have joined documentary Between Starshine and Clay: The Hidden Diary of Diahann Carroll as executive producers alongside Katy Barksdale and Valerie Gamache. The project, currently in production, is being co-directed by Susanne Rostock and Carroll’s daughter, Suzanne Kay, who are producing alongside Color Farm Media’s Erika Alexander and Ben Arnon.
“After my mother’s passing in October 2019, I discovered her hidden diary,” Kay said in a statement. “Our relationship was challenging. I think she intended for me to find it. So, as her only child, this is also a personal journey to gain a deeper understanding about who my mother was.”
In her career, Carroll broke through multiple color barriers for Black women, becoming the first to star in her own television series (Julia) and the first to...
- 9/26/2023
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Diahann Carroll has died at the age of 84 on October 4. The Hollywood star’s daughter, Suzanne Kay, told CBS News that her mother had been battling breast cancer. The actress made her television debut in 1954 as Myrt in the drama Carmen Jones. She later rose to fame with roles in Porgy and Bess […]
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- 10/5/2019
- by Ashley Johnson
- Uinterview
Tony Sokol Oct 4, 2019
Richard Rodgers wrote a musical for Diahann Carroll to star in after hearing her sing on The Tonight Show.
Pioneering TV, film and stage actor Diahann Carroll, who broke barriers as the star of the 60s series Julia, died of Friday in Los Angeles at 84 due to cancer, according to the Associated Press.
Carroll performed on stages in Las Vegas nightclubs, Broadway theaters, and feature film adaptations like Carmen Jones and Porgy & Bess before she was cast in the title role on the comedy Julia. Her character was the first time an African-American was cast as the star of a show in a non-servant role. Julia Baker was a nurse raising a young son as a single mother following the death of her husband in the Vietnam War. The series ran for 86 episodes on NBC between 1968 and 1971.
Carol Diahann Johnson was born in the Bronx, but grew up in Harlem,...
Richard Rodgers wrote a musical for Diahann Carroll to star in after hearing her sing on The Tonight Show.
Pioneering TV, film and stage actor Diahann Carroll, who broke barriers as the star of the 60s series Julia, died of Friday in Los Angeles at 84 due to cancer, according to the Associated Press.
Carroll performed on stages in Las Vegas nightclubs, Broadway theaters, and feature film adaptations like Carmen Jones and Porgy & Bess before she was cast in the title role on the comedy Julia. Her character was the first time an African-American was cast as the star of a show in a non-servant role. Julia Baker was a nurse raising a young son as a single mother following the death of her husband in the Vietnam War. The series ran for 86 episodes on NBC between 1968 and 1971.
Carol Diahann Johnson was born in the Bronx, but grew up in Harlem,...
- 10/4/2019
- Den of Geek
Diahann Carroll, who played Dominique Deveraux on the original iteration of Dynasty, died Friday.
She was 84.
The Hollywood Reporter first shared the news, stating the actress passed away following a long battle with cancer.
Carroll appeared on multiple episodes of Dynasty, as well as the spinoff series, The Colbys in the 1980s.
Her character was the half-sister of John Forsythe's Blake Carrington.
The actress was also well known for her role in Julia, a 1970s comedy that focused on a widowed nurse raising her young son.
The role gave Carroll much prominence. It lasted three seasons on NBC.
It was praised for featuring an African American in the title role.
Her first TV role was on The Red Skelton Show.
Carroll was also a prolific singer and Broadway star.
She made her Broadway debut at 19 years old in the musical "House of Flowers," from Harold Arlen.
Carroll was married four times,...
She was 84.
The Hollywood Reporter first shared the news, stating the actress passed away following a long battle with cancer.
Carroll appeared on multiple episodes of Dynasty, as well as the spinoff series, The Colbys in the 1980s.
Her character was the half-sister of John Forsythe's Blake Carrington.
The actress was also well known for her role in Julia, a 1970s comedy that focused on a widowed nurse raising her young son.
The role gave Carroll much prominence. It lasted three seasons on NBC.
It was praised for featuring an African American in the title role.
Her first TV role was on The Red Skelton Show.
Carroll was also a prolific singer and Broadway star.
She made her Broadway debut at 19 years old in the musical "House of Flowers," from Harold Arlen.
Carroll was married four times,...
- 10/4/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Diahann Carroll, the groundbreaking actress who starred in Dynasty and Julia, has died at age 84. She was one of the first black actresses to have a major role on television.
Carroll’s daughter Suzanne Kay confirmed that her mother died at home in Los Angeles following a long battle with cancer, Variety reports.
“Diahann Carroll walked this earth for 84 years and broke ground with every footstep. An icon. One of the all-time greats,” filmmaker Ava DuVernay tweeted. “She blazed trails through dense forests and elegantly left diamonds along the path...
Carroll’s daughter Suzanne Kay confirmed that her mother died at home in Los Angeles following a long battle with cancer, Variety reports.
“Diahann Carroll walked this earth for 84 years and broke ground with every footstep. An icon. One of the all-time greats,” filmmaker Ava DuVernay tweeted. “She blazed trails through dense forests and elegantly left diamonds along the path...
- 10/4/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Diahann Carroll, who as Dynasty‘s Dominique Deveraux played one of the first major black characters on a primetime soap, died Friday. She was 84.
Carroll passed at home after a long illness with cancer, per The Hollywood Reporter.
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She was featured prominently on the original Dynasty and its offshoot The Colbys in the 1980s, playing the deliciously wicked half-sister of John Forsythe’s Blake Carrington.
Carroll passed at home after a long illness with cancer, per The Hollywood Reporter.
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She was featured prominently on the original Dynasty and its offshoot The Colbys in the 1980s, playing the deliciously wicked half-sister of John Forsythe’s Blake Carrington.
- 10/4/2019
- TVLine.com
Diahann Carroll, TV’s history-making star of NBC’s 1960s sitcom Julia and Broadway’s first black Tony Award-winner in a leading role for the 1962 musical No Strings, died today of cancer. The Dynasty star was 84.
“My personal world has taken a downward spiral,” said singer and friend Dionne Warwick in a statement. “Losing my dear friend and Mentor comes as a true hurt to my heart!! I know I’ll miss her as I’m certain all that knew her will. Rest In Peace my dear friend.”
Carroll’s death was announced by her daughter, Suzanne Kay.
Already a popular stage and nightclub performer when she signed on to star in Julia, Carroll is credited with being the first African-American actress to lead a primetime series in a non-stereotypical role, and the first overall since Beulah, the 1950s sitcom about a maid.
Julia became an immediate hit when it...
“My personal world has taken a downward spiral,” said singer and friend Dionne Warwick in a statement. “Losing my dear friend and Mentor comes as a true hurt to my heart!! I know I’ll miss her as I’m certain all that knew her will. Rest In Peace my dear friend.”
Carroll’s death was announced by her daughter, Suzanne Kay.
Already a popular stage and nightclub performer when she signed on to star in Julia, Carroll is credited with being the first African-American actress to lead a primetime series in a non-stereotypical role, and the first overall since Beulah, the 1950s sitcom about a maid.
Julia became an immediate hit when it...
- 10/4/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Diahann Carroll, the first African American woman to star in a non-servant role in a network television series, has died after losing a battle to cancer, her daughter Suzanne Kay told the Associated Press.
The Tony-winner and Oscar-nominee was 84.
Carroll is known for her role as Dominique Deveraux on the 1980s soap opera “Dynasty,” as well as for her title role as the middle-class single mother in NBC’s “Julia.” The latter, her first big television role, began airing in 1968 and ran until 1971. “Julia” is regarded as a trailblazer that lead to more visibility for African American characters on television.
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Her more recent credits have included “White Collar,” “Diary of a Single Mom” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” But she started her career on a high note by winning a Tony award...
The Tony-winner and Oscar-nominee was 84.
Carroll is known for her role as Dominique Deveraux on the 1980s soap opera “Dynasty,” as well as for her title role as the middle-class single mother in NBC’s “Julia.” The latter, her first big television role, began airing in 1968 and ran until 1971. “Julia” is regarded as a trailblazer that lead to more visibility for African American characters on television.
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Her more recent credits have included “White Collar,” “Diary of a Single Mom” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” But she started her career on a high note by winning a Tony award...
- 10/4/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Singer and Tony-winning, Oscar-nominated actress Diahann Carroll, the first African American woman to star in her own TV series, has died at at her home in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer. She was 84.
Her daughter, Suzanne Kay, confirmed the news.
Carroll is perhaps best remembered by younger audiences for her role as the conniving Dominique Deveraux on the nighttime soap “Dynasty” in the mid-’80s. But her first major television assignment was starring as the middle-class single mother Julia in a 1968 sitcom that was praised for featuring an African American in the title role — as much as it was criticized for ignoring the civil rights struggle. The series, which ran for three years, was a trailblazer in leading to greater visibility for African American characters on series television.
The actress characterized by svelte cosmopolitan sophistication had come to television via the musical theater. In the early 1960s...
Her daughter, Suzanne Kay, confirmed the news.
Carroll is perhaps best remembered by younger audiences for her role as the conniving Dominique Deveraux on the nighttime soap “Dynasty” in the mid-’80s. But her first major television assignment was starring as the middle-class single mother Julia in a 1968 sitcom that was praised for featuring an African American in the title role — as much as it was criticized for ignoring the civil rights struggle. The series, which ran for three years, was a trailblazer in leading to greater visibility for African American characters on series television.
The actress characterized by svelte cosmopolitan sophistication had come to television via the musical theater. In the early 1960s...
- 10/4/2019
- by Richard Natale
- Variety Film + TV
Diahann Carroll, the captivating singer and actress who came from the Bronx to win a Tony Award, receive an Oscar nomination and make television history with her turns on Julia and Dynasty, died Friday. She was 84.
Carroll died at her home in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer, her daughter, producer-journalist Suzanne Kay, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Carroll was known as a Las Vegas and nightclub performer and for her performances on Broadway and in the Hollywood musicals Carmen Jones and Porgy & Bess when she was approached by an NBC executive to star as Julia Baker, a widowed ...
Carroll died at her home in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer, her daughter, producer-journalist Suzanne Kay, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Carroll was known as a Las Vegas and nightclub performer and for her performances on Broadway and in the Hollywood musicals Carmen Jones and Porgy & Bess when she was approached by an NBC executive to star as Julia Baker, a widowed ...
- 10/4/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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