10 Young Stars We'd Cast to Play Hollywood Icons in a Biopic

Actress, singer, and model Diahann Carroll rose to stardom in some of the earliest major studio films to feature mostly Black casts, such as Carmen Jones and Porgy and Bess. She went on to star on Julia, the first series on American TV to star a Black woman in a nonstereotypical role, as well as on the long-running soap Dynasty. In 1962, Carroll became the first Black woman to win a Tony Award for best actress for her role in the Broadway musical No Strings.