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Oscar -nominated Black actress Diahann Carroll dead at 84, the 'Julia' star the first Black woman to star in her own TV series who rose to fame on Broadway in productions such as 'Porgy and Bess' and 'Carmen Jones' and later starred opposite Joan Collins in the TV series 'Dynasty'....She won a Tony and a Golden Globe, and broke racial and gender barriers in television and movies....She was nominated for a best actress Oscar in 1974 for her performance in 'Claudine'.....Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Diahann Carroll Clevelandurbannews .com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-LOS ANGELES, California- Legendary actress Diahann Carroll, the first Black woman to star in her own television series as 'Julia' in the 1960s sitcom, is dead at 84, Carroll also starring in the 1974 Hollywood film 'Claudine,' and opposite the great Joan Collins in the popular TV series 'Dynasty." A New York Native and trailblazer for women in television and film, Carroll died in her sleep at her Los Angeles home following a long time struggle with breast cancer, and with her daughter by her side, her agent said.  Also a model and singer, the Oscar-nominated actress r ose to stardom in performances in some of the earliest  major studio  films to feature Black casts, including  Carm