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.
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- 2019 · Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On! as
- 2014 · The Outrageous Sophie Tucker as Self
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Carol Channing: Larger Than Life as Self
- 2011 · Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television as Herself
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Video Message
- 2008 · Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical as Self
- 2007 · ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- 2007 · Words and Music by Jerry Herman as Herself
- 2005 · Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 2004 · Broadway: The American Musical as Self
- 2003 · Broadway's Lost Treasures as Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!")
- 2003 · Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show as Lorelei Lee (archive footage)
- 2003 · Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 1999 · Family Guy as Carol Channing (voice)
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as
- 1998 · The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars as Fanny (voice)
- 1998 · Style & Substance as
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story as Self
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1995 · Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! as
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Carol Channing
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Carol Channing
- 1994 · The Magic School Bus as
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
- 1994 · Thumbelina as Ms. Fieldmouse (voice)
- 1994 · Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
- 1994 · Burke's Law as Daphne LeMay
- 1993 · The Nanny as Carol Channing
- 1992 · The Addams Family as Grandmama (voice)
- 1991 · Where's Wally? as (voice)
- 1990 · Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1989 · Happily Ever After as Muddy (voice)
- 1989 · Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers as Canina LaFur (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1985 · Alice in Wonderland as White Queen
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1983 · George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as
- 1978 · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Our Guests at Heartland
- 1977 · The Love Boat as
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Sylvia Duvall
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Sylvia
- 1977 · The People's Command Performance: '77 as Self
- 1976 · The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1974 · The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1974 · Free to Be… You and Me as Self (voice) (uncredited)
- 1971 · Festival at Ford's as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1970 · Shinbone Alley as Mehitabel (voice)
- 1969 · Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway as Self
- 1968 · Skidoo as Flo Banks
- 1968 · Carol Channing and 101 Men as Self
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1967 · Thoroughly Modern Millie as Muzzy Van Hossmere
- 1966 · The Carol Channing Show as Carol Honeycutt
- 1965 · The Dean Martin Show as
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · Password as
- 1961 · Show Girl as Lynn / Naomi / Performer
- 1959 · The Big Party as Self
- 1958 · The Christmas Tree as Promenade Member
- 1958 · The George Burns Show as
- 1957 · DuPont Show of the Month as Self
- 1957 · The Lux Show as Self
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · The First Traveling Saleslady as Molly Wade
- 1956 · The Rosemary Clooney Show as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Recipient
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter / Performer
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · Paid in Full as Mrs. Peters (uncredited)
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Singer
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Mrs. Dunkelmayer - scene from 'Four on a Garden'
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter