Diahann Carroll

Before she passed away, Diahann Carroll accumulated a net worth of $20 million. She was an actress and musician who was born in The Bronx, New York. As a teenager, she started her modeling career and appeared in Ebony magazine. She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from New York University while making an appearance and winning Chance of a Lifetime with her performance of Why Was I Born? She made her first on-screen debut in Carmen Jones right before bagging a starring role in the Broadway production of House of Flowers.

She is mostly known for playing Julia in the series Julia, for which she won Best Actress in a Television Series during the Golden Globe Awards. It was in the same series where she made her legacy as the first colored woman to star in a television show for a non-stereotypical role. Among her other firsts is her winning the Best Actress Award in a Musical. She was said to be the first African American woman to win the award. Since then, throughout her career, Carroll has been nominated for five Emmy Awards.