Carol Channing
Biography
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(85 works)
Family Guy
1999Family Guy
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
1977
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
1977
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
1977
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
The Nanny
1993The Nanny
1993
The View
1997The View
1997
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Show
1995
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
1971
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squares
1998
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angel
1994
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
1956
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Carol Burnett Show
1967The Carol Burnett Show
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
1967The Carol Burnett Show
1967
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?
1950
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?
1950
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Omnibus
1952Omnibus
1952
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Law
1994
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
The Dean Martin Show
1965The Dean Martin Show
1965
The Magic School Bus
1994The Magic School Bus
1994
The Muppet Show
1976The Muppet Show
1976
The Flip Wilson Show
1970The Flip Wilson Show
1970
DuPont Show of the Month
1957DuPont Show of the Month
1957
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Thumbelina
1994Thumbelina
1994
The Addams Family
1992The Addams Family
1992
Style & Substance
1998Style & Substance
1998
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Alice in Wonderland
1985Alice in Wonderland
1985
Password
1961Password
1961
Where's Wally?
1991Where's Wally?
1991
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Stars
1982
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Happily Ever After
1989Happily Ever After
1989
Broadway: The American Musical
2004Broadway: The American Musical
2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998
Night of 100 Stars III
1990Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
Skidoo
1968Skidoo
1968
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
Commitment to Life
2023Commitment to Life
2023
Free to Be… You and Me
1974Free to Be… You and Me
1974
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
2019Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
2019
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008
Shinbone Alley
1970Shinbone Alley
1970
Paid in Full
1950Paid in Full
1950
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom
1989George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom
1989
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
1969Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
1969
The Day of the Oath
1965The Day of the Oath
1965
Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011
Show Girl
1961Show Girl
1961
Three Men on a Horse
1957Three Men on a Horse
1957