Carol Channing
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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
Credits
Thumbelina (1994)
as Ms. Fieldmouse (voice)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
as Muzzy Van Hossmere
Happily Ever After (1989)
as Muddy (voice)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
as Fanny (voice)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)
as Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
as Self
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
as Our Guests at Heartland
Show Girl (1961)
as Lynn / Naomi / Performer
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!")
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Skidoo (1968)
as Flo Banks
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
as Self - Host
Carol Channing and 101 Men (1968)
as Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (1995)
Actor
Festival at Ford's (1971)
as Self
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television (2011)
as Self
George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom (1989)
as Self - Burns Dinner Friend (uncredited)
The Christmas Tree (1958)
as Promenade Member
Paid in Full (1950)
as Mrs. Peters (uncredited)
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards (1974)
as Self - Presenter
One More Time (1974)
as Self
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983)
as Self
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On! (2019)
as Self
The People's Command Performance: '77 (1977)
as Self
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
as Molly Wade
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
as Self
Shinbone Alley (1970)
as Mehitabel (voice)
Three Men on a Horse (1957)
as Mabel
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker (2014)
as Self
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway (1969)
as Self
The Day of the Oath (1965)
as Self
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (2003)
as Lorelei Lee (archive footage)
Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007)
as Self
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)
as Self