
Profile
Famous as :
Soul R&B singerBirth Name :
Diane Ernestine Earle RossBirth Date :
March 26, 1944Birth Place :
Detroit, Michigan, USAClaim to fame :
Single "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (1970)
Academy Awards, USA
1973
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Actress in a Leading Role for Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1979
Got nomination for Saturn Awardcategory Best Actress for The Wiz (1978)
American Music Awards
1986
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1983
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1983
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
1982
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Single for "Endless Love"
shared with Lionel Richie
1982
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "Endless Love"
shared with Lionel Richie
1981
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1981
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "Upside Down"
1981
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "Upside Down"
1981
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Album for "Diana"
1981
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Single for "Upside Down"
1977
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1977
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Single
1975
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1974
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Album for "Lady Sings the Blues"
1974
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
BAFTA Awards
1974
Got nomination for BAFTA Film Awardcategory Best Actress for Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
BET Awards
2007
Won BET Lifetime Achievement AwardGolden Globes, USA
1995
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for Out of Darkness (1994) (TV)
1973
Won Golden Globecategory Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
1973
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Grammy Awards
1983
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "Muscles"
1982
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Record of the Year for "Endless Love"
shared with Lionel Richie
1982
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Endless Love"
shared with Lionel Richie
1981
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "Upside Down"
1979
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Ease on Down the Road"
shared with Michael Jackson
1978
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "You Love Is So Good for Me"
1977
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "Love Hangover"
1974
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female for "Touch Me in the Morning"
1972
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female for "I Love You (Call Me)"
1971
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female for "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Juno Awards
1982
Got nomination for Juno Awardcategory International Single of the Year for "Endless Love"
shared with Lionel Richie
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1972
Got nomination for NYFCC Awardcategory Best Actress for Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Songwriter Hall of Fame
1998
Won Songwriter Hall of Fame Hitmaker AwardSoul Train Music Awards
1995
Won Soul Train Heritage Awardcategory (for outstanding career achievements)



















