Carol Channing

Carol Channing

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.

Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
2019
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
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Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
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Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011
Herself
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
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Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
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Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003
Lorelei Lee (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!")
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998
Fanny (voice)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
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Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
Thumbelina
1994
Ms. Fieldmouse (voice)
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990
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Happily Ever After
1989
Muddy (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
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Night of 100 Stars
1982
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Our Guests at Heartland
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
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Free to Be… You and Me
1974
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Shinbone Alley
1970
Mehitabel (voice)
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
1969
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Skidoo
1968
Flo Banks
Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
Muzzy Van Hossmere
Show Girl
1961
Lynn / Naomi / Performer
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
Molly Wade
Paid in Full
1950
Mrs. Peters (uncredited)