Acting
Carol Channing
1921-01-31 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Carol Elaine Channing (born January 31, 1921) was an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian. Known for starring in Broadway and film musicals, her characters typically radiated a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect. Channing also studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. She began as a Broadway musical actress, starring in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949 and Hello, Dolly! in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the latter. She revived both roles several times throughout her career, most recently playing Dolly in 1995. Channing was nominated for her first Tony Award in 1956 for The Vamp followed by a nomination in 1961 for Show Girl. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for the musical Lorelei in 1974. As a film actress, she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Her other film appearances include The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) and Skidoo (1968). On television, she appeared as an entertainer on variety shows, from The Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s to Hollywood Squares. She had a standout performance as The White Queen in the TV production of Alice in Wonderland (1985), and had the first of many TV specials in 1966, An Evening with Carol Channing. Channing was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981 and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995. She continued to perform and make appearances well into her 90s, singing songs from her repertoire and sharing stories with fans, cabaret style. She released an autobiography, Just Lucky I Guess, in 2002, and Larger Than Life, a documentary film about her career, was released in 2012.
Known for
Family Guy
The Nanny
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Thumbelina
Magnum, P.I.
The Muppet Show
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Love Boat
Touched by an Angel
The Drew Carey Show
Late Show with David Letterman
The Addams Family
The Magic School Bus
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The View
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Movie credits · 41
Commitment to Life
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Thumbelina
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Night of 100 Stars III
Happily Ever After
George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom
Night of 100 Stars II
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Night of 100 Stars
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The People's Command Performance: '77
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
Free to Be… You and Me
One More Time
Festival at Ford's
Shinbone Alley
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
Skidoo
Carol Channing and 101 Men
Thoroughly Modern Millie
The Day of the Oath
Show Girl
The Christmas Tree
Three Men on a Horse
The First Traveling Saleslady
TV credits · 46
RuPaul's Drag Race
Broadway: The American Musical
Family Guy
Hollywood Squares
Style & Substance
The View
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Drew Carey Show
Touched by an Angel
The Magic School Bus
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Burke's Law
The Nanny
Late Show with David Letterman
The Addams Family
Where's Wally?
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Alice in Wonderland
Magnum, P.I.
The Love Boat
The Muppet Show
Great Performances
The Flip Wilson Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Channing Show
The Dean Martin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Password
The Big Party
The George Burns Show
DuPont Show of the Month
The Lux Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Rosemary Clooney Show
Tony Awards
The Oscars
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