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Carol Channing

Carol Channing

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Personal information

Birthday

1921-01-31

Birth Place

Seattle, Washington, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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Alice in Wonderland

1985

6.9

TV
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

7.0

Movie
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Broadway: The American Musical

2004

7.8

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

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

2003

7.0

Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

5.6

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

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

2005

7.2

Movie
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Burke's Law

1994

6.7

TV
Carol Channing and 101 Men

Carol Channing and 101 Men

1968

0.0

Movie
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway

Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway

1969

8.0

Movie
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

2012

7.8

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Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

1989

7.5

TV
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DuPont Show of the Month

1957

6.7

TV
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Family Guy

1999

7.4

TV
Festival at Ford's

Festival at Ford's

1971

0.0

Movie
Free to Be… You and Me

Free to Be… You and Me

1974

6.4

Movie
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

1983

8.0

Movie
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Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

2003

0.0

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Great Performances

1971

5.2

TV
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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

1989

5.6

Movie
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

2008

0.0

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Hollywood Squares

1998

6.5

TV
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

1994

9.0

Movie
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!

Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!

2019

0.0

Movie
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

1995

0.0

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
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Magnum, P.I.

1980

7.3

TV
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

6.5

Movie
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

8.0

Movie
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

4.0

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Omnibus

1952

6.0

TV
Paid in Full

Paid in Full

1950

6.6

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Password

1961

7.3

TV
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

TV
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RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

7.5

TV
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

2011

0.0

Movie
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978

4.4

Movie
Shinbone Alley

Shinbone Alley

1970

6.2

Movie
Show Girl

Show Girl

1961

0.0

Movie
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007

7.0

Movie
Skidoo

Skidoo

1968

4.9

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

7.8

TV
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Style & Substance

1998

0.0

TV
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

1974

0.0

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The Addams Family

1992

6.8

TV
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The Big Party

1959

0.0

TV
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

1998

5.6

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The Carol Burnett Show

1967

7.5

TV
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The Carol Channing Show

1966

0.0

TV
The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree

1958

0.0

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
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The Dean Martin Show

1965

7.3

TV
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

5.3

TV
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The Drew Carey Show

1995

6.5

TV
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The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995

8.6

Movie
The First Traveling Saleslady

The First Traveling Saleslady

1956

5.4

Movie
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The Flip Wilson Show

1970

4.8

TV
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The George Burns Show

1958

0.0

TV
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

1996

7.0

Movie
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The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
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The Lux Show

1957

6.0

TV
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The Magic School Bus

1994

7.6

TV
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The Merv Griffin Show

1962

5.6

TV
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The Muppet Show

1976

8.0

TV
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The Nanny

1993

8.1

TV
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The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker

The Outrageous Sophie Tucker

2014

6.0

Movie
The People's Command Performance: '77

The People's Command Performance: '77

1977

0.0

Movie
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The Rosemary Clooney Show

1956

0.0

TV
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
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The View

1997

4.4

TV
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967

6.9

Movie
Thumbelina

Thumbelina

1994

6.4

Movie
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Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
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Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
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What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
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Where's Wally?

1991

6.8

TV
Words and Music by Jerry Herman

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

2007

0.0

Movie