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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-01-31 (104 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Carol Channing

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) 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

Acting

2019

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2012

2011

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Video Message

2008

2007

2005

2004

2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures as Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!")

1999

Family Guy as Carol Channing (voice)

1998

1997

The View as Self

1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest

1995

The Drew Carey Show as Carol Channing

1994

Thumbelina as Ms. Fieldmouse (voice)
Burke's Law as Daphne LeMay
Touched by an Angel as Carol Channing

1993

The Nanny as Carol Channing

1992

The Addams Family as Grandmama (voice)

1991

Where's Wally? as (voice)

1990

1989

Happily Ever After as Muddy (voice)
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers as Canina LaFur (voice)

1988

1985

Alice in Wonderland as White Queen

1983

1982

1980

Magnum, P.I. as Carol Channing

1978

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Our Guests at Heartland

1977

The Love Boat as Sylvia Duvall
The Love Boat as Sylvia

1976

The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star

1974

Free to Be… You and Me as Self (voice) (uncredited)

1971

1970

Shinbone Alley as Mehitabel (voice)

1969

1968

Skidoo as Flo Banks

1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie as Muzzy Van Hossmere
The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters

1966

The Carol Channing Show as Carol Honeycutt

1965

1962

1961

Show Girl as Lynn / Naomi / Performer

1959

1958

The Christmas Tree as Promenade Member

1957

The Lux Show as Self

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Recipient
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter / Performer

1953

The Oscars as Self

1952

1951

1950

Paid in Full as Mrs. Peters (uncredited)
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line? as Self - Panelist

1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter