Carol Channing

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-01-31

Day of death

2019-01-15 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Carol Channing

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

    Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

    Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • Thumbelina

    Thumbelina

  • The Dean Martin Show

    The Dean Martin Show

  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Shinbone Alley

    Shinbone Alley

  • The People's Command Performance: '77

    The People's Command Performance: '77

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

  • Password

    Password

  • The Flip Wilson Show

    The Flip Wilson Show

  • Skidoo

    Skidoo

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

    George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

  • The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

    The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

  • Thoroughly Modern Millie

    Thoroughly Modern Millie

  • The Lux Show

    The Lux Show

  • Free to Be… You and Me

    Free to Be… You and Me

  • The First Traveling Saleslady

    The First Traveling Saleslady

  • Happily Ever After

    Happily Ever After

  • ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

    ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures

    Broadway's Lost Treasures

  • Where's Wally?

    Where's Wally?

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Paid in Full

    Paid in Full

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

    The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

  • Words and Music by Jerry Herman

    Words and Music by Jerry Herman

  • The Big Party

    The Big Party

  • Festival at Ford's

    Festival at Ford's

  • Broadway: The American Musical

    Broadway: The American Musical

  • Style & Substance

    Style & Substance

  • Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway

    Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway

  • Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

    Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!

    Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!

  • The Rosemary Clooney Show

    The Rosemary Clooney Show

  • Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

    Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

  • Show Girl

    Show Girl

  • The George Burns Show

    The George Burns Show

  • Carol Channing and 101 Men

    Carol Channing and 101 Men

  • The Carol Channing Show

    The Carol Channing Show

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • The Outrageous Sophie Tucker

    The Outrageous Sophie Tucker

  • Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

    Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

  • George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom

    George Burns: His Wit and Wisdom

  • The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

    The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

  • The Day of the Oath

    The Day of the Oath

  • Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

    Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

  • Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

    Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television