Carol Channing
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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.
Acted in
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
2019
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014
as Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
as Self
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011
as Herself
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Video Message
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008
as Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
as Herself
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Self - Host
Broadway: The American Musical
2004
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!")
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003
as Lorelei Lee (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Carol Channing (voice)
Hollywood Squares
1998
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
1998
as Fanny (voice)
Style & Substance
1998
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
as Self
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Carol Channing
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Carol Channing
The Magic School Bus
1994
Thumbelina
1994
as Ms. Fieldmouse (voice)
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
as Self
Burke's Law
1994
as Daphne LeMay
The Nanny
1993
as Carol Channing
The Addams Family
1992
as Grandmama (voice)
Where's Wally?
1991
as (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Happily Ever After
1989
as Muddy (voice)
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989
as Canina LaFur (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as White Queen
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
as Our Guests at Heartland
The Love Boat
1977
The Love Boat
1977
as Sylvia Duvall
The Love Boat
1977
as Sylvia
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
1974
as Self - Presenter
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Festival at Ford's
1971
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
Shinbone Alley
1970
as Mehitabel (voice)
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
1969
as Self
Skidoo
1968
as Flo Banks
Carol Channing and 101 Men
1968
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967
as Self
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967
as Muzzy Van Hossmere
The Carol Channing Show
1966
as Carol Honeycutt
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Password
1961
Show Girl
1961
as Lynn / Naomi / Performer
The Big Party
1959
as Self
The Christmas Tree
1958
as Promenade Member
The George Burns Show
1958
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Self
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
as Molly Wade
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Recipient
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Performer
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Paid in Full
1950
as Mrs. Peters (uncredited)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist