{"product_id":"2940170151486","title":"The Legs Are the Last to Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying \u0026 Other Things I Learned the Hard Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's conventional wisdom that Hollywood has no use for a woman over 40. So it's a good thing that Diahann Carroll, with her winning career, is anything but conventional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith wisdom that only aging gracefully can bestow, she talks frankly about her four marriages as well as her other relationships, including her courtship with Sidney Poitier; racial politics in show business; and the personal cost, particularly to her family, of being a pioneer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a recent, Emmy-nominated role on \u003ci\u003eGrey's Anatomy\u003c\/i\u003e to appearances on \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e, Diahann Carroll's legendary stage, film, and television career has spanned more than five decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer title role on \u003ci\u003eJulia\u003c\/i\u003e beginning in 1968 established Carroll as the first African-American actress to star in her own television series. The role garnered her both an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe win to go along with the 1962 Best Actress Tony Award she won for her role in \u003ci\u003eNo Strings\u003c\/i\u003e (also a first for a black woman). Diahann also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in \u003ci\u003eClaudine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, Diahann joined the glitzy night-time soap opera \u003ci\u003eDynasty\u003c\/i\u003e as the jet-setter Dominique Deveraux.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarroll's career continued strong in the 1990s with appearances in films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Five Heartbeats\u003c\/i\u003e; she also starred as Norma Desmond in \u003ci\u003eSunset Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a breast cancer survivor and activist, Carroll invited a camera crew into her treatment room for a national broadcast special to draw attention to the cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver the consummate performer, her new cabaret show at Feinstein's has traveled nationwide to sold-out audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA HarperAudio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104841842928,"sku":"2940170151486","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170151486_p0.jpg?v=1763703497","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170151486","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}