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Diana Ross

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Diana Ross is an American singer and actress who first became famous as lead singer of the Supremes, Motown's most successful act of the 1960s and one of the best-charting girl groups in history. After leaving the group in 1970 she built a solo career with hits such as Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Love Hangover and Upside Down. On screen she made her film debut as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues, which earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination, and she also starred in Mahogany and The Wiz and in several television films. Her honours include a Special Tony Award, the Kennedy Center Honors and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Golden Globe Award 1
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Grammy Award 1
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Tony Award 1
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1944 1
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Performer 1
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is an American singer and actress
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1. Diana Ross (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born March 26, 1944
  • Lead, occupations
    is an American singer and actress
  • Lead, acting career
    Golden Globe Award-winning
  • Lead, honours
    the recipient of a Special Tony Award in 1977
  • Lead, honours, award
    the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and 2023
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American singer and actress
  • Associated With: Film, Lead, film roles
    She also starred in two other feature films, Mahogany (1975) and The Wiz (1978)
  • Associated With: Television, Lead, television films
    later appeared in the television films Out of Darkness (1994)
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