Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies

NEW YORK • Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as "Julia," has died. She was 84.Carroll's daughter, Susan Kay, told The Associated Press her mother died Friday in Los Angeles of cancer.During her long career, Carroll earned a Tony Award for the musical "No Strings" and an Academy Award nomination for best actress for "Claudine."But she was perhaps best known for her pioneering