
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