Carroll is known for her titular role in the television series "Julia" (1968), which made her the first African-American actress to star in her own television series who did not play a domestic worker. That role won her the Golden Globe Award for "Best Actress In A Television Series" for its year, and a nomination for an Emmy Award in 1969. Some of Carroll's earlier work also included appearances on shows hosted by Johnny Carson, Judy Garland, Merv Griffin, Jack Paar, and Ed Sullivan, and on "The Hollywood Palace" variety show. In 1984, Carroll joined the nighttime soap opera "Dynasty" as the mixed-race jet set diva Dominique Deveraux, Blake Carrington's half-sister. Her high-profile role on "Dynasty" also reunited her with her schoolmate Billy Dee Williams, who briefly played her onscreen husband Brady Lloyd. Carroll remained on the show until 1987, simultaneously making several appearances on its short-lived spin-off, "The Colbys". She received her third Emmy nomination in 1989 for the recurring role of Marion Gilbert in "A Different World".